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    Canterbury suicide bomb victim to be buried in Glasgow

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    Canterbury suicide bomb victim to be buried in Glasgow Canterbury Adscene 17 December 2014 Ronnie Jessiman, the Canterbury private security contractor who was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contract Award: $17M for Integrated Logistics Support Services in Afghanistan

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    Contract Award: $17M for Integrated Logistics Support Services in Afghanistan Post Date: 41 mins ago | Category: Contract Award Activity According to the Department of Defense (DoD)—SENTEL, Alexandria, Virginia, was awarded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling

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    Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling By Charles S. Clark December 22, 2014 4 Comments In Green / Shutterstock.com A defense contractor producing products and services for U.S. troops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges

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      Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges By Scott Higham December 22 at 6:00 AM Follow @ScottHigham1 (Scott Eells/Bloomberg) The former chief of contracts for International Relief & Development (IRD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Do Not Click On This Story About Rumored CIA-Detainee Rape By Dogs. Really, Don’t.

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    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?

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    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

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    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 →

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    DynCorp Subpoenaed by Watchdog in Global Probe of Worker Abuses

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    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

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    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

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    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 →

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