Defense contractors raise concerns about Afghanistan drawdown

By Tony Bertuca / May 18, 2021 at 1:49 PM
Groups representing defense contractors say there is a lack of collaboration between the U.S. government and industry on the military drawdown from Afghanistan, which they say has raised many "as-yet unanswered" questions about the future. The National Defense Industrial Association, the Professional Services Council and the International Stability Operations Association listed their concerns in a recent letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power. The groups say fiscal...

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