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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Pentagon says no one should be held accountable for $34 million debacle
Pentagon says no one should be held accountable for $34 million debacle Defense officials say decision to construct lavish facility in Afghanistan was prudent, even though it was never used By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Coercion and Capital in Afghanistan: The Rise, Transformation and Fall of the Afghan Commercial Security Sector
Coercion and Capital in Afghanistan: The Rise, Transformation and Fall of the Afghan Commercial Security Sector You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Contract Oversight for Redistribution Property Assistance Team Operations in Afghanistan Needs
05-18-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Contract Oversight for Redistribution Property Assistance Team Operations in Afghanistan Needs Improvement (Project No. D2015-D000JB-0061.000) DODIG-2015-126 Objective Our objective was to determine whether DoD was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility
Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility By Charles S. Clark 11:36 AM ET The 64,000 square foot facility is 98 percent complete and sits empty. Special Inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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$36 Million Wasted on Unwanted, Unneeded & Unused Facility
$36 Million Wasted on Unwanted, Unneeded & Unused Facility Today, SIGAR released the results of an investigation into the construction of a 64,000 square foot command and control facility (64K) at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Boondoggle HQ
G.I. Dough Boondoggle HQ The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed by Megan McCloskey and Vince Dixon ProPublica, May 20, 2015 This is a story about how the U.S. military built a lavish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Not quite a civilian, not quite a soldier: How five words could subject civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan to military jurisdiction
Not quite a civilian, not quite a soldier: How five words could subject civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan to military jurisdiction You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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Budgets and Bullets: Taking Stock of Afghanistan’s Security Forces
Budgets and Bullets: Taking Stock of Afghanistan’s Security Forces Today, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John F. Sopko, spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The speech provided… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
McCaskill, Portman, Raise Concerns of Waste in Security Contracts
United States Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2015 Contact: John LaBombard (McCaskill): 202-228-6263 Caitlin Conant (Portman): 202-224-5190 McCaskill, Portman, Raise Concerns of Waste in Security Contracts Senators raise additional oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Is State Dept. Trying to Muzzle Afghanistan Watchdog?
Is State Dept. Trying to Muzzle Afghanistan Watchdog? By Brianna Ehley May 8, 2015 8:15 AM A battle for independence seems to be breaking out between the State Department and the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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