Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 04/2009

The Private Sector in Security Sector Reform: Essential But Not Yet Optimized

Robert Perito

January 2009

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

While the U.S. and world economies are slowing markedly, Security Sector Reform (SSR) is a growth industry for the private sector. U.S. government employees may set SSR policy and design projects, but implementation is extensively outsourced to private contractors.