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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: Reconstruction
Chairman Menendez Releases Report on “Afghanistan in Transition: The U.S. Civilian Presence and Assistance Post-2014”
Chairman Menendez Releases Report on “Afghanistan in Transition: The U.S. Civilian Presence and Assistance Post-2014” Press Contact: adam_sharon@foreign.senate.gov Monday, October 27, 2014 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Investigation Into Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Lebanon Bunker
Investigation Into Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Lebanon Bunker By JAMES RISENOCT. 12, 2014 Stuart W. Bowen Jr., left, a special inspector general who examined corruption and waste in Iraq. Credit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Reconstruction
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SIGAR: State Department may have spent millions on unneeded telecommunications towers
SIGAR: State Department may have spent millions on unneeded telecommunications towers By Carlo Munoz Stars and Stripes Published: September 18, 2014 At a cost of $6.5 million, the State Department built… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan IG Warns Agencies Should Brace for More Scrutiny
Afghanistan IG Warns Agencies Should Brace for More Scrutiny By Charles S. Clark September 16, 2014 SIGAR John F. Sopko says oversight will continue even after the U.S. winds down its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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John Sopko remarks, Sep. 12, 2014
John F. Sopko Remarks Prepared for Delivery Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Friday, September 12, 2014 Good Afternoon, Thank you Dr. McNaugher for that kind introduction. I want to thank you and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inspector General: U.S. Continues to Pay Afghan Contractors Aiding the Enemy
Inspector General: U.S. Continues to Pay Afghan Contractors Aiding the Enemy “Army permits deadly enemies and their sympathizers to get federal dollars which can be used to buy the means to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Transparency—For the IGs and the Public Interest”
DynCorp International Airfield Operations Team Provides Support in Afghanistan September 4, 2014 at 4:10 pm DynCorp International’s Airfield Operations Team provides support as part of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Passport The United States Has Outspent the Marshall Plan to Rebuild Afghanistan
The United States Has Outspent the Marshall Plan to Rebuild Afghanistan BY Elias Groll JULY 30, 2014 – 05:55 PM Share + 13 Shares In June of 1947, Secretary of State… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The United States Has Outspent the Marshall Plan to Rebuild Afghanistan
The United States Has Outspent the Marshall Plan to Rebuild Afghanistan BY Elias Groll JULY 30, 2014 – 05:55 PM In June of 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall delivered a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Report on $104 Billion U.S. Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan
Report on $104 Billion U.S. Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan Today, SIGAR released its July 2014 Quarterly Report to Congress. The report highlights, among many things: –Total appropriations for Afghanistan reconstruction are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading