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    Grand Jury Probes Firm That Cleared Snowden

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    Wall Street Journal August 3, 2013 Pg. 1 Grand Jury Probes Firm That Cleared Snowden Subpoenas Have Been Issued to Former Officials of US Investigations Services By Dion Nissenbaum WASHINGTON—A federal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Monitoring Afghan Relief Work From Afar

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    Los Angeles Times August 4, 2013 Pg. 1 Monitoring Afghan Relief Work From Afar The U.S. is planning to use smartphones and satellites to track certain projects. By Shashank Bengali As… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘US Army won’t bar contractors in Afghanistan despite Taliban links’

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    ‘US Army won’t bar contractors in Afghanistan despite Taliban links’ Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 16:26 Washington:  The US Army has refused to bar 43 individuals or companies from getting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan

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    New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan August 1, 2013 On Tuesday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released its twentieth Quarterly Report to Congress summarizing its investigations and providing an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Senators Spar With Agencies Over War-Zone Contracting Reforms

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    Senators Spar With Agencies Over War-Zone Contracting Reforms By  Charles S. Clark July 16, 2013 Senate approves wartime contracting reform bill November 30, 2012                                                             “It is much better than… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Wanted: A Post-War Watchdog for Nation-Building

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    Defense One Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. July 31, 2013 Wanted: A Post-War Watchdog for Nation-Building One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Status of Private Military Companies: When Civilians and Mercenaries Blur

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    The Status of Private Military Companies: When Civilians and Mercenaries Blur by Nicolai Due-Gundersen Journal Article | July 31, 2013 – 6:33am Introduction ‘When we had need of skilled soldiers to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. Army Won’t Bar Contractors Linked To Afghan Insurgents: Watchdog

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    Reuters.com July 29, 2013 U.S. Army Won’t Bar Contractors Linked To Afghan Insurgents: Watchdog By Susan Cornwell, Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has refused to bar 43 individuals or companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Al-Qaeda Backers Found With U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan

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    Al-Qaeda Backers Found With U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan By Tony Capaccio – Jul 30, 2013 12:01 AM ET  Supporters of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan have been getting U.S. military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    In Afghanistan, troop drawdown hems in US diplomats who oversee development

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    In Afghanistan, troop drawdown hems in US diplomats who oversee development By Kevin Sieff The Washington Post Published: July 30, 2013 KABUL — Since its troops swept into Afghanistan 12 years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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