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    Army Soldier Sentenced on Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan

    Army Soldier Sentenced on Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan Published on Tuesday, 04 February 2014 21:40 Written by YNN Washington, DC – A former U.S. Army soldier… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Force Protection manager, contractor plead guilty to kickback scheme

    Force Protection manager, contractor plead guilty to kickback scheme Glenn Smith Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:01 a.m. A manager at Force Protection Industries and an outside vendor have entered guilty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Corners Cut in Outsourced Background Checks: A Case for the Public Sector

    Corners Cut in Outsourced Background Checks: A Case for the Public Sector Monday, 27 January 2014 09:28 By Nick Schwellenbach, Center for Effective Government | News Analysis  Yesterday, the Justice Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit: KBR transported soldiers’ ice in unsanitized morgue trailers

    Lawsuit: KBR transported soldiers’ ice in unsanitized morgue trailers Jan. 28, 2014 – 06:00AM   |   By Lance M. Bacon Staff report Read the lawsuit Justice Department vs. KBR The Justice Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Hated in Washington’s halls of power, loved by the taxpayer: Meet John Sopko

    Hated in Washington’s halls of power, loved by the taxpayer: Meet John Sopko U.S. Senate Photographic Studio John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, at a hearing in Washington,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Audit Planned in Fraud Case as Navy Reinstates Shipper

    Audit Planned in Fraud Case as Navy Reinstates Shipper By CHRISTOPHER DREW and DANIELLE IVORYJAN. 31, 2014 Launch media viewer A House committee has asked the Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Accused of Kickbacks, Gouging, Unsafe Practices in Iraq

    KBR Accused of Kickbacks, Gouging, Unsafe Practices in Iraq January 28, 2014 Last week, the Department of Justice announced it had joined a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    House panel opens probe into Navy bribery and fraud scandal

    House panel opens probe into Navy bribery and fraud scandal KRENTZ JOHNSON/REUTERS – Defense contractor Leonard Francis, right, is shown in this courtroom sketch with his attorney Patrick Swan, Judge David… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Security check contractor defrauded U.S. of millions of dollars

    Security check contractor defrauded U.S. of millions of dollars Published 24 January 2014   The Department of Justice said Wednesday that U.S. Investigations Services (USIS), the company which conducted the background… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    USDOJ: United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract

    USDOJ: United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract Department of Justice   Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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