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    Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges

      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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    Federal Subcontracting: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through Contracts

    Federal Subcontracting: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through Contracts GAO-15-200: Published: Dec 22, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 2014. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF, 31 pages) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … 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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    South Sudan Hires Ex-Blackwater Chief to Restore War-Damaged Oil Facilities

    South Sudan Hires Ex-Blackwater Chief to Restore War-Damaged Oil Facilities By Ilya Gridneff Dec 18, 2014 8:19 AM ET Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Erik Prince ran Blackwater from 1997 to 2010, when… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Largest family detention center for immigrants opens in Texas

    Largest family detention center for immigrants opens in Texas By Jim Forsyth DILLEY, Texas Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:25pm EST (Reuters) – Saying our borders are “not open to illegal migration,”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco wins renewal of Australian immigration centre contract

    FINANCE Serco wins renewal of Australian immigration centre contract The Telegraph Online Alan Tovey Industry Editor 11 December 2014 11:13 Welcome boost for embattled company as Australian government extends £1bn deal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    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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    Serco Inc.

    Serco Inc. B-410676.2: Dec 12, 2014 Serco Inc., of Reston, Virginia, protests the Department of the Army’s issuance of bridge task order (TO) No. W91WAW-11-D-0031-2E21, for support of the Installation Management… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DOD Contract Services: Improved Planning and Implementation of Fiscal Controls Needed

    DOD Contract Services: Improved Planning and Implementation of Fiscal Controls Needed GAO-15-115: Published: Dec 11, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 11, 2014. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF, 35 pages) Additional Materials: Highlights Page:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Psychologists’ $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA’s ‘Remarkably Broad’ Acquisition Authorities

    Psychologists’ $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA’s ‘Remarkably Broad’ Acquisition Authorities By Charles S. Clark December 10, 2014 Former CIA Director Michael Hayden Kevin Wolf/AP file photo Among many controversial CIA actions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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