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GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE”
GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF “EVIDENCE” IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Cr. No. 08 360 (RCL) v. UNITED STATES… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit
Kuwaiti Food Contractor Hits NSA With FOIA Suit By Andrew Westney Law360, New York (June 05, 2014, 3:31 PM ET) — A Kuwaiti logistics company that provided food… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers
Outsourcing the War On Whistleblowers June 5, 2014 The federal government is not alone in waging a war on whistleblowers. In recent months, we learned that two of the government’s largest vendors make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former intelligence analyst who faked reports, timecards gets probation
Former intelligence analyst who faked reports, timecards gets probation By Matt Zapotosky, Published: June 5 | Updated: Friday, June 6, 10:39 AM A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contractor who forged his timecards and wrote in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Prosecutors: misleading testimony in Blackwater
Prosecutors: misleading testimony in Blackwater Khalid Mohammed, File/Associated Press – FILE – This Sept. 25, 2007 file photo shows an Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq
Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq Simons, David. RUSI Journal149.3 (Jun 2004): 68-71. Abstract (summary) Simons examines the role of private military companies and private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A Vindictive Prosecution Motion in the Continuing Saga of Nicholas Slatten
29 May 2014 at 10:09 AM D.C. Circuit, Uncategorized, White-Collar Crime A Vindictive Prosecution Motion in the Continuing Saga of Nicholas Slatten By Matt Kaiser Last month, I wrote about the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN TyIer, Carissa N. Public Contract Law Journal41.2 (Winter 2012): 453-472. Abstract (summary) According to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contractors Can’t Duck Head-Count Fraud Claim
Wednesday, May 28, 2014Last Update: 1:58 PM PT Contractors Can’t Duck Head-Count Fraud Claim By ANNIE YOUDERIAN (CN) – Kellogg, Brown & Root and Halliburton must face claims that they bilked… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Evidence damaged in Iraq massacre case
Evidence damaged in Iraq massacre case By JOSH GERSTEIN | 5/24/14 11:40 PM EDT The American Embassy in Baghdad recently moved to destroy 11 vehicles considered evidence in a pending U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
