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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse
SEC to investigate KBR’s fraud-cover-up practices
SEC to investigate KBR’s fraud-cover-up practices Inside Counsel Juliana Kenny Copyright 2014 Inside Counsel. A Summit Business Media publication. In February, a former employee sued Halliburton Co. and its former subsidiary,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan: Identifying and Addressing Wasteful U.S. Government Spending
Afghanistan: Identifying and Addressing Wasteful U.S. Government Spending Witness and Testimony Documents Mr. Donald Sampler Assistant to the Administrator Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, U.S. Agency for International Development Mr.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR is asked to release internal corporate files, signaling a widening fraud investigation
KBR is asked to release internal corporate files, signaling a widening fraud investigation By Scott Higham, Published: April 1 Two members of a powerful congressional committee on Tuesday asked one of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Munson: Mayor’s fight against fraud in Afghanistan full of intrigue
ADVERTISEMENT Munson: Mayor’s fight against fraud in Afghanistan full of intrigue Feb. 23, 2014 A soldier-mayor’s story: A remarkable deployment, …: George Toubekis, mayor of University Park and a sergeant first… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Intelligence contractor at Fort Belvoir pleads guilty
Intelligence contractor at Fort Belvoir pleads guilty By Christian Davenport, Published: March 18 A government contractor on Tuesday pleaded guilty to submitting false claims while working for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Worker Abuse at American Bases
The Opinion Pages | Editorial Worker Abuse at American Bases By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 23, 2014 Some 37,000 privately contracted workers, mostly from India, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda, prepare… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Corruption, Fraud, And Waste – The Fruits Of American Empire
Corruption, Fraud, And Waste – The Fruits Of American Empire “The problems with the utterly shambolic, ham-fisted way in which the United States has spent money in this incompetently run war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US rights group demands reopening of Abu Ghraib case
US rights group demands reopening of Abu Ghraib case Washington Ten years after the Abu Ghraib scandal, a rights group on Tuesday called for the reopening of a case against a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Appeals court hears Abu Ghraib torture case
Appeals court hears Abu Ghraib torture case By Larry O’Dell The Associated Press © March 19, 2014 RICHMOND Four former Iraqi detainees who say they were tortured at the notorious Abu… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Watchdog questions USAID spending on controversial Afghan dam project
Watchdog questions USAID spending on controversial Afghan dam project A U.S. government watchdog says the costs of modernizing and expanding the Kajaki Dam’s power station have far outweighed the potential benefits.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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