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    Report: U.S.-funded hospital in Afghanistan lacks clean water, basic equipment

    Report: U.S.-funded hospital in Afghanistan lacks clean water, basic equipment Salang Hospital in Afghanistan’s Parwan province cost nearly $600,000 to build, but it cannot be fully utilized because of an inadequate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Hospital a Danger to Occupants; Newborns Washed in Untreated River Water

    Hospital a Danger to Occupants; Newborns Washed in Untreated River Water   Today, SIGAR released an inspection of the nearly $600,000 Salang Hospital in Afghanistan.  The report found: You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading

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    Justice Department says federal contractor routinely faked security clearance reviews

    Justice Department says federal contractor routinely faked security clearance reviews A court filing alleges that a Virginia firm failed to vet files properly for hundreds of thousands of federal clearance-holders By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq

    Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq Jan 28, 2014 by Trevor Schenk | Trevor Schenk In the era of the Global War on terror there has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics

    Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics Pete Fussey Article first published online: 12 DEC 2013 © 2013 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Serco: We welcome scrutiny

    Serco: We welcome scrutiny The West Australian EXCLUSIVE Gareth Parker State Political Editor The West Australian January 25, 2014, 2:31 am Joe Francis and James McMahon. Picture: The West Australian/Steve Ferrier… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    State Department Faulted for Lax Oversight of Afghanistan Justice Contract

    State Department Faulted for Lax Oversight of Afghanistan Justice Contract By Charles S. Clark January 24, 2014   A report from IG John Sopko stated, “IDLO has faced high leadership turnover… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Watchdog: US reconstruction funds go unspent in Afghanistan

    Watchdog: US reconstruction funds go unspent in Afghanistan By Heath Druzin Published: January 23, 2014 Related IG for Afghanistan paints grim picture of possible narco-criminal state US watchdog issues alert over… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Teacher Training Facility 5 Years Behind & CERP Funds Never Used

    Teacher Training Facility 5 Years Behind & CERP Funds Never Used Today, SIGAR release two reports — an inspection report on a USAID-funded teacher training facility in Balkh Province, and a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Serco insider reveals major security flaws after three asylum seekers took 45 seconds to escape

    Serco insider reveals major security flaws after three asylum seekers took 45 seconds to escape EMILY MOULTON Legal Affairs Reporter PerthNow January 16, 2014 4:50PM IT TOOK three asylum seekers just… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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