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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Do Not Click On This Story About Rumored CIA-Detainee Rape By Dogs. Really, Don’t.
Do Not Click On This Story About Rumored CIA-Detainee Rape By Dogs. Really, Don’t. by Doktor Zoom Dec 18 2:54 pm 2014 We’re not sure what’s more depressing about this story… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Were NATO Dogs Used to Rape Afghan Prisoners at Bagram Air Base?
Were NATO Dogs Used to Rape Afghan Prisoners at Bagram Air Base? Buried accounts of horrors in the U.S.-led war on terror raise questions about the 9,000 documents still withheld by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan’s New Millionaires
Afghanistan’s New Millionaires In the U.S., wartime contracting is often associated with such names as Blackwater (now known as Academi), DynCorp International, Triple Canopy, and others, but on the ground in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Subpoenaed by Watchdog in Global Probe of Worker Abuses
DynCorp Subpoenaed by Watchdog in Global Probe of Worker Abuses By Tony Capaccio Dec 17, 2014 3:32 PM ET Save DynCorp International Inc., the State Department’s top contractor, has been subpoenaed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies
KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies By Linda Chiem Law360, New York (October 10, 2014, 7:07 PM ET) — Defense contracting giant KBR Inc. has been accused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Concerns with DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations
Concerns with DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Today, SIGAR released two letters concerning DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO). The first letter notes that SIGAR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID By Charles S. Clark 12:47 PM ET November 25, 2014 Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com A former CEO of a New Jersey-based construction contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR High Risk List
SIGAR High Risk List by Sabrina I. Pacifici on Dec 11, 2014 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction December 2014 “SIGAR’s experience in Afghanistan, as well as the experience of other oversight agencies,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Prepared Remarks Of John F. Sopko, December 10, 2014
Prepared Remarks Of John F. Sopko Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC, December 10, 2014 Good morning. Thank you, Sarah Chayes, for that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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7 Ways the $104 Billion Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan Could Fail
Jason Straziuso/AP Ben WatsonDecember 10, 2014 7 Ways the $104 Billion Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan Could Fail Afghanistan Inspector General The watchdog agency for the $104 billion that the U.S. has pledged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading