The Commission on Wartime Contracting met with Defense Department and Army officials to examine the role of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. This portion of the hearing examined the role of contractors in supporting the Iraq drawdown and whether the numbers of contractor personnel are declining in step with the reduction of U.S. military strength and base closures.

The panel focused on the new Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) report out today on KBR's contracts and how the government plans to monitor contractors during the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq.