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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Former Defense Contractor Employee and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Millions in Scheme Involving Supplies to Afghan National Army
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Former Defense Contractor Employee and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Millions in Scheme Involving Supplies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contractor Identified as Supporting Insurgency Gained Access to Coalition-Controlled Facility
Contractor Identified as Supporting Insurgency Gained Access to Coalition-Controlled Facility Today SIGAR released an alert letter to the Secretary of Defense highlighting evidence that a contractor identified as supporting the insurgency… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The privatization of the Canadian military: Afghanistan and beyond
The privatization of the Canadian military: Afghanistan and beyond Author(s): David Perry Source: International Journal. 64.3 (Summer 2009): p687. COPYRIGHT 2009 Canadian International Council http://www.internationaljournal.ca/Home/Home.html Full Text: Since the end… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contract and Controls Over Information Operations Assessments in Afghanistan Should Be Strengthened
Audit Report 11-07-2013 Joint Warfighting and Readiness Contract and Controls Over Information Operations Assessments in Afghanistan Should Be Strengthened (Project No. D2012-D000JA-0223.000) The report is Classified. To request a copy, file… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senator: US Soldiers Being Killed by Terror Groups Backed With US Money
Senator: US Soldiers Being Killed by Terror Groups Backed With US Money Nov. 11, 2013 By BRIAN ROSS, RHONDA SCHWARTZ and MEGAN CHUCHMACH Afghan soldiers during an insurgent attack on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Tiny Bubbles: Afghan Reconstruction Oversight Shrinks
Tiny Bubbles: Afghan Reconstruction Oversight Shrinks November 8, 2013 By the end of 2014, many U.S.-funded projects under construction in Afghanistan will be outside the U.S. government’s “oversight access bubbles,” according to a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp International Awarded $86.6 Million Subcontract to Support Multi Sensor Aerial Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (MAISR) Program
DynCorp International Awarded $86.6 Million Subcontract to Support Multi Sensor Aerial Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (MAISR) Program 11/06/2013 | 12:43pm US/Eastern DynCorp International (DI) has been awarded a subcontract to provide contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Allies Absent in Afghanistan – Helicopters Hired
Allies Absent in Afghanistan – Helicopters Hired Nov 04, 2013 16:10 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff Latest update [?] FY 2014 sees over $250M in contracts; FY 2011 – 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Withdrawal Means No Oversight of U.S.-Funded Projects
Afghanistan Withdrawal Means No Oversight of U.S.-Funded Projects October 28, 2013 As involvement in Afghanistan comes to a close, the U.S. will lose much of its ability to conduct oversight of ongoing taxpayer-funded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR Reports: Police HQ Not Sustained; Medical Clinic Unused; $725M Potentially Outside 2014
Oct. 30, 2013 Today SIGAR posted several reports and products: –Testimony of Inspector General John F. Sopko before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Mr. Sopko testified about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading