To post old info...

What do I know?

PMC’s can be private or publicly traded.

PMC’s are taking over things normally done by the armed forces proper.

PMC’s are of questionable legality.

PMC’s seem to lack oversight.

What do I need to learn?

What jobs are PMC’s taking over?

Are PMC’s actually legal?

Is there any oversight for PMC’s?

Does using PMC’s save money?

How does the use of PMC’s affect the USA’s image?

How do PMC’s operate?

Who controls the hiring of PMC’s?

Now then, for the rest about the sources. Anything from a Wikipedia will have a whole host of problems. You either won’t know who the author is, or if you do, they will probably have credentials to back up their claims. Links are commonly dead, and the pages can go for weeks without being updated.

Now for bedtime, with more progress to be posted tomorrow.