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    As U.S. troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow

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    As U.S. troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow By Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:17am EST A Shi’ite fighter walks during an intensive security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling

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    Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling By Charles S. Clark December 22, 2014 4 Comments In Green / Shutterstock.com A defense contractor producing products and services for U.S. troops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit

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    KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit By Rebecca McCray Law360, New York (December 10, 2014, 5:57 PM ET) — A D.C. federal judge granted KBR Inc.’s motion for reconsideration and summary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies

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    KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies By Linda Chiem Law360, New York (October 10, 2014, 7:07 PM ET) — Defense contracting giant KBR Inc. has been accused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID

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    Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID By Charles S. Clark 12:47 PM ET November 25, 2014 Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com A former CEO of a New Jersey-based construction contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan

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    Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan BY Dan Sagalyn  November 17, 2014 at 6:05 PM EST During most of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    In notorious KBR whistleblower case, client privilege is again at issue

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     Analysis & Opinion | Alison Frankel In notorious KBR whistleblower case, client privilege is again at issue By Alison Frankel December 8, 2014 (Reuters) – Ten years ago, the government contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Casts Doubt On Dying Man’s Plea Deal As Evidence

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    KBR Casts Doubt On Dying Man’s Plea Deal As Evidence By Khadijah M. Britton Law360, New York (December 05, 2014, 4:25 PM ET) — Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. on Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. Firm Taps Ex Operators to Fight ISIS

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    Dec 03, 2014 | 04:15 pm U.S. Firm Taps Ex Operators to Fight ISIS Ann Scott TysonContributor EXCLUSIVE: A North Carolina-based company is quietly enlisting veteran Special Forces operators–at up to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater ex-boss offers to ‘take-on’ ISIS!

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    Blackwater ex-boss offers to ‘take-on’ ISIS! OBAMA WONT ‘PUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND’, SO . . . November 15, 2014, 5:30 pm by Selvam Canagaratna “They combine a mad love of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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