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‘US Army won’t bar contractors in Afghanistan despite Taliban links’
‘US Army won’t bar contractors in Afghanistan despite Taliban links’ Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 16:26 Washington: The US Army has refused to bar 43 individuals or companies from getting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan
New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan August 1, 2013 On Tuesday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released its twentieth Quarterly Report to Congress summarizing its investigations and providing an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report Questions Cost And Quality Of Afghan Protection
Report Questions Cost And Quality Of Afghan Protection By Dietrich Knauth Law360, New York (July 30, 2013, 7:25 PM ET) — The Afghan Public Protection Force, created as a government-operated replacement… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Leonie Industries to Provide Information Operations Support in Afghanistan
Leonie Industries to Provide Information Operations Support in Afghanistan July 8, 2013 George I. Seffers Leonie Industries LLC, Pacific Palisades, Calif., was awarded a $48,852,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Report Criticizes USAID For Not Issuing Grants Money intended to promote stability has been used for training
Washington Post July 30, 2013 Pg. B4 Report Criticizes USAID For Not Issuing Grants Money intended to promote stability has been used for training By Josh Hicks The U.S. foreign aid… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Army Won’t Bar Contractors Linked To Afghan Insurgents: Watchdog
Reuters.com July 29, 2013 U.S. Army Won’t Bar Contractors Linked To Afghan Insurgents: Watchdog By Susan Cornwell, Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has refused to bar 43 individuals or companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report Faults Afghan-Run Security Force
Washington Post July 30, 2013 Pg. 6 Report Faults Afghan-Run Security Force Monopoly over services raises costs concerns for U.S.-funded projects, watchdog says By Ernesto Londono Afghanistan’s government has established a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Al-Qaeda Backers Found With U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda Backers Found With U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan By Tony Capaccio – Jul 30, 2013 12:01 AM ET Supporters of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan have been getting U.S. military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
In Afghanistan, troop drawdown hems in US diplomats who oversee development
In Afghanistan, troop drawdown hems in US diplomats who oversee development By Kevin Sieff The Washington Post Published: July 30, 2013 KABUL — Since its troops swept into Afghanistan 12 years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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New Reports: Concerns with Afghan Public Protection Force; July 2013 Quarterly Report
July 30, 2013 New Reports: Concerns with Afghan Public Protection Force; July 2013 Quarterly Report Good Morning, Today, SIGAR released two reports, an audit of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading