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The Director of National Intelligence has released a 500 Day Plan as a continuation to its process for integration and collaboration amongst the members of the Intelligence Community.

The new plan -- United States Intelligence Community (IC) 500 Day Plan
for Integration and Collaboration is available at:

http://dni.gov/500-day-plan/500-day-plan.pdf

The previous plans are also available:

100 Day plan
http://dni.gov/100-day-plan/100-day-plan.pdf
Press Release
http://dni.gov/press_releases/20070411_release.pdf

100 Day Plan Follow-up
http://dni.gov/100-day-plan/100_FOLLOW_UP_REPORT.pdf
Press Release
http://dni.gov/press_releases/20070913_release.pdf

The Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission has released their report
"Honoring the Call to Duty: Veterans' Disability Benefits in the 21st
Century." a web page for the report has been developed and is available at:

http://www.vetscommission.org/reports.asp

The PDF of the full report is available at:

http://www.vetscommission.org/pdf/eReport_prepub_9-27.pdf

The executive summary is available at:

http://www.vetscommission.org/pdf/ExecutiveSummary_eV_9-27.pdf

The White House released its new National Strategy for
Homeland Security. It can be found at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/nshs/2007/index.html

A brief fact sheet is available at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071009-1.html

The 2002 report can be found at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/book/index.html

An entire bibliography related to private contractors was releases today by Greta E. Marlatt of the Naval Postgraduate School.

Given the latest news and hearings, these might be of some interest.
Several House Oversight Committee reports were released in the last
couple of days related to private contractors.


"Blackwater USA: Private Military Contractor Activity in Iraq and
Afghanistan" House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing,
October 2, 2007

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1509


"Additional Information about Blackwater USA." House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform Memorandum from the Majority Staff -.
October 1, 2007

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20071001121609.pdf


"Private Military Contractors in Iraq: An Examination of Blackwater's
Actions in Fallujah." House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform. Majority Staff report. Sept 2007

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070927104643.pdf


"War Profiteering and Other Contractor Crimes Committed Overseas."
House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security. June 19, 2007

http://judiciary.house.gov/oversight.aspx?ID=338


"Iraqi Reconstruction: Reliance on Private Military Contractors " House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing - Feb 7, 2007
[includes links to the video of the hearing, witness statements, and
more]

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1165


Various letters to and from the Committee, the State Dept and Blackwater


http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1497


CPA Memorandum 17 - Registration Requirements for Private Security
Companies (PSC) with Annexes including Annex A-

Rules for the Use of Force by Contractors in Iraq and Annex B - Code of
Conduct for Private Security Companies Operating Iraq

http://www.iraqcoalition.org/regulations/20040626_CPAMEMO_17_Registratio
n_Requirements_for_Private_Security_Companies_with_Annexes.pdf


"Abuses in Private Security and Reconstruction Contracting in Iraq:
Ensuring Accountability, Protecting Whistleblowers." Senate Democratic
Party Committee Hearing. September 21, 2007. [includes statements and
links to the video of the hearing]

http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc-hearing.cfm?A=40


Selected other sources:


"The Private Military Firms: Historical Evolution and Industry
Analysis." NPS thesis. June 2007.

http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Jun%5FAlabarda%5FMBA.pdf


"Analysis of Security Contractors in Deployed Environments." NPS Thesis.
December 2006

http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/06Dec%5FHerron%5FMBA.pdf


"A Critical Analysis of the Coordination, Command and Control of
Contractors in Iraq." NPS Thesis. December 2006

http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/06Dec%5FButkus%5FMBA.pdf


"Outsourcing Small Wars: Expanding the Role of Private Military
Companies in U.S. Military Operations." NPS Thesis. September 2005.

http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/05Sep%5FJorgensen.pdf


"Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed to Improve Use of Private Security
Providers." GAO July 2005

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05737.pdf


"Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and
Other Issues" CRS report updated July 11, 2007

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32419.pdf


DCAF Backgrounder "Private Military Companies" April 2004

http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/portal/issueareas/security/security
_pdf/2006_DCAF.pdf


"The Private Military Industry and Iraq: What Have We Learned and Where
to Next?" DCAF Policy Paper. Nov 2004

http://www.dcaf.ch/_docs/pp04_private-military.pdf


"Phasing Out Private Security Contractors in Iraq" USAWC Strategic
Leadership Course paper. March 2006

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/ksil520.pdf


"Private Security Contractors on the Battlefield." USAWC Strategy
Research Project. March 2006

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/ksil320.pdf


"Operational Implications of Private Military Companies in the Global
War on Terror. Army Command and General Staff College, 2005

http://stinet.dtic.mil/dticrev/PDFs/ADA436294.pdf


"Public War, Private Fight? The United States and Private Military
Companies" Global War on Terrorism Occasional Paper no. 12. Fort
Leavenworth Combat Studies Institute. 2005

http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/kidwell.pdf