And by extension, the one man who has come to represent what is wrong with the security contracting system in Iraq is a young former Army paratrooper named Andrew Moonen.

NPR: Contractors Working Overseas Subject to U.S. Law

And this bill also reduces waste and fraud in our contracting system, as well as our reliance on private contractors for jobs that federal employees have the expertise and the training to do.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act

The change will bring an end to this system of "contracting out", with two consequences.

BBC: Flat-rate state pension 'expected to start in 2017'

The Treasury will get more because the new system stops people contracting out of the state second pension.

BBC: Finance

Just this week, we've taken steps to protect American consumers and homeowners, and to reform our system of government contracting so that we better protect our people while spending our money more wisely. (Applause.) The -- it's a good bill. (Laughter.) The engines of our economy are slowly beginning to turn, and we're working towards historic reform on health care and on energy.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama: Our Security, Our Values

The additional set of over 26, 000 reports released today shows estimated defense spending cut impacts at the "Place of Performance" - a closer measure for potential job losses - for cities, counties and states, with three separate reports for each location: spending by weapon system, by government contracting office, and by products and services.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The effective abolition of the separate state second pension, and its incorporation into the new enhanced single-tier version, will end the complicated system of so-called "contracting out".

BBC: 'Simpler' flat-rate state pension unveiled