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Army

Contractors On Battlefield For Foreseeable Future

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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

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By Ann Roosevelt The Army is likely to have contractors on the battlefield into the future, according to the top service acquisition official. "Is it going to change significantly in the future? Not right away, Claude Bolton, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. Contractors have been on the battlefield since the Revolutionary War, but their presence has drawn wide attention in the current war on terror and in concerns…

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