http://www.sigir.mil/reports/quarterlyreports/Oct09/Default.aspx

Focuses on three key issues: the transfer of police training from the Department of Defense to the Department of State, the management of billions in remaining U.S. reconstruction funds, and the changing U.S. presence in the provinces. From the Office of the Special Inspector General.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40835_20090929.pdf

As of June 2009 there were over 18,000 armed private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent contracting trends suggest that the numbers will continue to increase. This report examines current private security contractor trends in Iraq and Afghanistan, steps the Department of Defense has taken to improve oversight and management, and the extent to which DOD has incorporated the role of security contractors into its doctrine and strategy. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10523

Estimates the future costs under the Obama Administration's plan for conducting military operations in Iraq and for the repair and replacement of equipment used or lost in Iraq. Also analyzes the possible costs of alternative scenarios calling for quicker or slower withdrawals of U.S. forces from Iraq. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d101.pdf

Subtitled: DOD, State, and USAID continue to face challenges in tracking contractor personnel and contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Examines (1) the status of agency efforts to track information on contracts and contractor personnel, (2) the number of contractor personnel, (3) the number of killed and wounded contractors, and (4) the number and value of contracts awarded and whether they were awarded competitively. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40764.pdf

Examines current contractor trends in Iraq and Afghanistan, steps taken by the Defense Department to improve contract management and oversight, and the extent to which contractors are included in military doctrine and strategy. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=930

Examines the variety of organized crime in Iraq including theft, diversion, and smuggling of oil, kidnapping of Iraqis and foreigners, extortion, and the smuggling of antiquities. Traces the origin of corruption in the Hussein regime and two waves of crime after the U.S. invasion. Also identifies necessary responses to organized crime. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34064_20090717.pdf ' This report reviews policy proposals and interim contracts, analyzes the position of various Iraqi political actors, and discusses potential implications for U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SF245/SF245.pdf

Argues that U.S. forces must do more to insulate the Iraqi Security Forces from the ethno-sectarian political parties to prevent the ISF from becoming an instrument for provoking rather than preventing ethno-sectarian conflict in the future. From the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the National Defense University

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40682.pdf

Describes, analyzes, and estimates the number of troops deployed for each war from the 9/11 attacks to FY 2012 to help Congress assess upcoming DOD war funding requests as well as the implications for the long-term U.S. presence in the region. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB279/index.htm

Subtitled: Twenty Interviews and Five Conversations with High Value Detainee #1 in 2004. A collection of 27 documents which consist of notes from FBI interviews with the captured former Iraqi dictator. From the National Security Archive at George Washington University.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40614.pdf

Provides a general background on the types of international agreements that are binding on the U.S., discusses historical precedents as to the role that security agreements have taken, and concludes with an assessment of the oversight role that Congress plays in U.S. implementation of international agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.