Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse

Sanborn Fined Over Iraq Map Outsourcing

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

Sanborn Fined Over Iraq Map Outsourcing By Sean Patterson · The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that the Sanborn Map Company has been fined $2.1 million over false contract claims… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Accountability in War – and Peace

Posted on February 9, 2014 by

Accountability in War – and Peace | Commentary By Patrice McDermott Jan. 10, 2014, 1:31 p.m. As we withdraw our troops, but not our tax dollars, from Afghanistan, we are poised… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

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

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

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

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

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

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

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

Posted on February 3, 2014 by

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

Posted on February 3, 2014 by

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

Posted on February 3, 2014 by

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

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

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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