To close the contractor accountability gap, we make the following recommendations to the new administration:...Send a clear, unambiguous message that the U.S. government will not send private contractors abroad to do the nation’s business without ensuring that adequate accountability mechanisms are in place...Enforcing existing bans on torture and cruel treatment by all U.S. personnel, including contractors...Formally announce that prosecution of contractor crime abroad is a Justice Department national priority...Propose [new] legislation...[refers to Blackwater]