Monthly Archives: March 2013

Amid chaos and corruption

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. STUART BOWEN | SIGIR | SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION | IRAQ | US OCCUPATION | ANALYSIS Amid chaos and corruption Ten years on, US auditor for Iraq reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Project’s Key Step Is Left To Afghans

Washington Post March 5, 2013 Pg. 1 Project’s Key Step Is Left To Afghans After years of work, USAID walks away from symbolic dam By Rajiv Chandrasekaran When U.S. Marines surged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contracts for March 05, 2013

Contracts for March 05, 2013 FOR RELEASE AT 5 p.m. ET No. 127-13 March 05, 2013 ARMY BH Defense LLC., Arlington, Va., was awarded a $17,846,157 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Heroes or Mercenaries Blackwater, Private Security Companies, and the U.S. Military

Heroes or Mercenaries  Blackwater, Private Security Companies, and the U.S. Military Case Studies in Ethics at Duke University dukeethics.org Institutions in Crisis In March 2004, four former American soldiers employed by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER Due to the impact of the snow storm on travel, CSIS has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Halliburton, KBR Burn Pit Suit Thrown Out by U.S. Judge

Halliburton, KBR Burn Pit Suit Thrown Out by U.S. Judge   By Andrew Zajac – Feb 28, 2013 7:39 PM ET Halliburton Co. (HAL) and KBR Inc. are entitled to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Jury has spoken in KBR case, but that’s not the final word

Jury has spoken in KBR case, but that’s not the final word By Mike Francis, The Oregonian on March 02, 2013 at 11:59 AM, updated March 02, 2013 at 11:08 PM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp International Supports American University of Afghanistan

DynCorp International Supports American University of Afghanistan   FALLS CHURCH, Va., Mar 04, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DynCorp International (DI) is a proud sponsor of the American University of Afghanistan’s International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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PMC = Private Military Chaplain

Orlando Sentinel March 4, 2013 Pg. 1 Top Army Chaplain Trainer Unsure Simulator Is Effective By Richard Bennett, Staff writer The chief of the U.S. Army’s chaplain school has raised a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction

Lessons from Iraq’s Reconstruction Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Ten years after the United States entered Iraq, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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