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The Pentagon’s Afghan ‘Slush Fund’ Will Now Have to Answer to Angry Lawmakers
The Pentagon’s Afghan ‘Slush Fund’ Will Now Have to Answer to Angry Lawmakers November 11, 2015 By Tim Fernholz Quartz The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has given the DOD 48… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Final Listing of Audit and Other Reports Issued by SIGIR on Reconstruction Spending in Iraq
Final Listing of Audit and Other Reports Issued by SIGIR on Reconstruction Spending in Iraq You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
ARE CHANGES IN SECURITY POLICY JEOPARDIZING USAID RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND PERSONNEL IN AFGHANISTAN
ARE CHANGES IN SECURITY POLICY JEOPARDIZING USAID RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND PERSONNEL IN AFGHANISTAN You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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DOD Spends $43 Million on Gas Station That Should’ve Cost ~$500,000
DOD Spends $43 Million on Gas Station That Should’ve Cost ~$500,000 Today, SIGAR released a report on the Department of Defense’s Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) project to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Quarterly Report to Congress: Interview with President Ashraf Ghani
Quarterly Report to Congress: Interview with President Ashraf Ghani Today, SIGAR released its 29th (October 2015) Quarterly Report to Congress, which features an interview with Afghanistan’s President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Nobody’s Been Held Accountable” for Wasteful Spending in Afghanistan, says U.S. Watchdog
“Nobody’s Been Held Accountable” for Wasteful Spending in Afghanistan, says U.S. Watchdog Follow @priyankaboghaniOctober 9, 2015, 3:46 pm ET by Priyanka Boghani The war in Afghanistan marked a grim milestone this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gaming the state: consequences of contracting out state building in Afghanistan
Gaming the state: consequences of contracting out state building in Afghanistan You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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CASE STUDY: REBUILDING IRAQ
CASE STUDY: REBUILDING IRAQ You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
EXPORTING U.S. TAX DOLLARS AND CONTROL NATION-BUILDING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC CONTRACTING
EXPORTING U.S. TAX DOLLARS AND CONTROL NATION-BUILDING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC CONTRACTING You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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This Is How America Screwed Up Afghanistan’s Reconstruction
The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors’ own and do… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
