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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Federal Court Sends Academi Back to School: Finds Agreement Requiring Arbitration of False Claims Act Retaliation Claims Unconscionable
Federal Court Sends Academi Back to School: Finds Agreement Requiring Arbitration of False Claims Act Retaliation Claims Unconscionable V&E False Claims Act Update E-communication, April 23, 2013 By Tirzah S. Lollar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR verdict: Judge affirms $81 million of damages awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers for toxic exposure in Iraq
KBR verdict: Judge affirms $81 million of damages awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers for toxic exposure in Iraq By Joany Carlin, The Oregonian on April 26, 2013 at 7:47 PM, updated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DEVELOPING ACCOUNTABILITY REGIMES FOR MILITARY CONTRACTORS: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH?
DEVELOPING ACCOUNTABILITY REGIMES FOR MILITARY CONTRACTORS: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH? Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald* Australian military contractors, and in some cases Australian military companies, are currently serving on military operations that range from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon claims $757 million overbilling by contractor in Afghanistan
Pentagon claims $757 million overbilling by contractor in Afghanistan The principal food supplier to US troops in Afghanistan is embroiled in a costly dispute with the Pentagon that has attracted congressional… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Logistics
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Are Private Military Firms The Answer To The Expanding Global Crisis?
Are Private Military Firms The Answer To The Expanding Global Crisis? Benjamin A. Neil, Benjamin A. Neil, II Abstract For the first time in history of the modern nation-state, governments are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State or Private Protection against Maritime Piracy? A Dutch perspective,
State or Private Protection against Maritime Piracy? A Dutch perspective, Bibi van Ginkel, Frans-Paul van der Putten en Willem Molenaar (Summary) [EN] Rapport The Hague, The Clingendael Institute, 19 February 2013, 55 pp. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register … Continue reading
Why Such Secrecy About Private Military Contractor’s Men Working the Event?
Why Such Secrecy About Private Military Contractor’s Men Working the Event? Speaking as an investigative reporter with almost 40 years’s experience, I can say that when government officials won’t talk, they’re… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash
Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash April 26, 2013 Two never-used 8-ton capacity incinerators at FOB Salerno. On Thursday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released the first in a series… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Casualties, Contracts, Control
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Federal Court Sends Academi Back to School: Finds Agreement Requiring Arbitration of False Claims Act Retaliation Claims Unconscionable
Federal Court Sends Academi Back to School: Finds Agreement Requiring Arbitration of False Claims Act Retaliation Claims Unconscionable V&E False Claims Act Update E-communication, April 23, 2013 By Tirzah S. Lollar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army paid $5 million for garbage incinerators it never used in Afghanistan
Army paid $5 million for garbage incinerators it never used in Afghanistan A U.S. military base is back to burning garbage in open pits after wasting $5 million on two incinerators… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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