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Army Saved $2 Billion By Reducing Contractor Support, Officials Say

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

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Army Saved $2 Billion By Reducing Contractor Support, Officials Say

Army Secretary John McHugh

For more than a decade, the Army has relied heavily on contractor support in Iraq, Afghanistan and at home to free soldiers for military tasks, but now that support is being reduced--saving $2 billion in one area--as the forces return home and budgets are restricted, the Army’s top officials told the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) defense panel on Wednesday.Various sources say it costs almost three times as much for a contractor employee vice a Defense Department civilian, SAC Defense Panel…

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