Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse

Overcharging by outsourcing giant Serco costs NHS millions

Posted on August 27, 2014 by

EXCLUSIVE: Overcharging by outsourcing giant Serco costs NHS millions   Richard Whittell , Emily Dugan Wednesday 27 August 2014 Outsourcing giant Serco is embroiled in a fresh misuse of public funds… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Witness accuses guard of brutal force

Posted on August 26, 2014 by

News Witness accuses guard of brutal force The Age Sarah Whyte Immigration Correspondent 27 August 2014 Manus Island – New Zealander denounced over violence Sustained and brutal force was used by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Combating Trafficking in Persons

Posted on August 26, 2014 by

  Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Combating Trafficking in Persons   [Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]   [Notices]   [Page 49317]   From the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private firms ‘are using detained immigrants as cheap labour’

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

Private firms ‘are using detained immigrants as cheap labour’ G4S and Serco saving millions by paying detainees as little as £1 an hour to cook and clean, claim campaigners Kevin Rawlinson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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ROBERT WINSTON, ET AL, Plaintiffs, -v- ACADEMI TRAINING CENTER, INC., Defendant.

Posted on August 22, 2014 by

ROBERT WINSTON, ET AL, Plaintiffs, -v- ACADEMI TRAINING CENTER, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-767 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, ALEXANDRIA DIVISION You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register … Continue reading →

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Dyncorp Sued for Overcharging Anti-Terrorism Program

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

Dyncorp Sued for Overcharging Anti-Terrorism Program   (Source: Project On Government Oversight; issued August 19, 2014) Last week, the public learned that DynCorp International was named in a lawsuit accusing it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Navy contractor pleads guilty in bribery case

Posted on August 13, 2014 by

Navy contractor pleads guilty in bribery case Aug. 12, 2014 – 06:56PM By Brock Vergakis The Associated Press NORFOLK, VA. — A former contractor for the Navy’s Military Sealift Command pleaded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Quick, Sloppy and Expensive Background Checks

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

Quick, Sloppy and Expensive Background Checks NYT Blogs By FRANCIS X. CLINES 25 July 2014 Running security background checks on government job applicants has become a booming private industry in Washington’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US citizen charged with bribing military contracting officials in Iraq extradited to Ohio

Posted on August 1, 2014 by

US citizen charged with bribing military contracting officials in Iraq extradited to Ohio By AMANDA LEE MYERS  Associated Press July 28, 2014 – 5:55 pm EDT CINCINNATI — A federal fugitive accused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former Employee of a U.S. Construction Company Working in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Receiving Illegal Kickback

Posted on July 31, 2014 by

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Former Employee of a U.S. Construction Company Working in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Receiving Illegal Kickback A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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