Private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan have sparked plenty of headlines over the past few years, particularly after a few well-publicized allegations of abuse and shootings of civilians.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Moves by the U.S. military to relinquish responsibility to Iraq's security forces raise big questions over who will safeguard the shattered country's reconstruction in what is the ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Commission on Wartime Contracting on Monday questioned the State Department's ability to take over duties of U.S. military personnel in Iraq when the troops leave the country by ...

It costs the U.S. government a lot more to hire contract employees as security guards in Iraq than to use American troops. It comes down to the simple business equation of every transaction requiring ...

Private security contractors such as Blackwater USA are under scrutiny for their role in Iraq. The State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security lacks the manpower to protect its officials so it ...

NPR's Michele Norris speaks to Dana Priest, intelligence reporter for The Washington Post, about the role of private security firms working in Iraq. Four employees of Blackwater Security Consulting ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Security forces confiscated hundreds of rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition and other military gear in a crackdown on private security contractors in Iraq, officials said on ...

WASHINGTON - The United States risks having "little to show for billions" of dollars spent on Iraqi reconstruction because of rising security costs and mismanagement, a new report said Sunday. Rapidly ...

As the United States withdraws its combat forces from Iraq, the government is hiring more private guards to protect U.S. installations at a cost that could near $1 billion, according to the special ...

Since the launch of the Belt and Road initiative in 2013, Chinese private military companies envisioned working with U.S. firms like Blackwater. They sought to replicate Blackwater’s role in Iraq, ...