Contractors grossly over charging for services barely rendered.
Contractors under no command and control
Contractors basically costing way too much money
2008 US Army?
Wrong it was 1660's French Army. When Louis XIV came to the throne he inherited an army that was a mess. Of the many challenges he faced was contractors and subcontractors that were bilking the crown for lots of money while providing piss poor services. His answer was François Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, or simply Louvois for short.
He was the Secretary of War for the French king and he dealt with the contractors by the following means:
If a contractor was found to be providing bad service they had a hangman’s rope around their neck. Then they were taken before the unit they were servicing and flogged. He got rid of much of the contractors since he did not like the idea of divided loyalties.
We could learn a thing or two from this guy.
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