Category Archives: State Department

    Afghan Prison Deficiencies Create Safety & Security Issues

    Afghan Prison Deficiencies Create Safety & Security Issues Today, SIGAR released a safety alert letter on the $11.3 million Baghlan prison, built with a Department of State contract. The letter notes: You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Judicial Watch Obtains State Department Documents Revealing U.S. Security Contractor in Benghazi Lost Two Previous Tripoli Security Contracts

    SOURCE: Judicial Watch April 01, 2014 05:07 ET Judicial Watch Obtains State Department Documents Revealing U.S. Security Contractor in Benghazi Lost Two Previous Tripoli Security Contracts Regional Security Office at U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    SIGAR Blasts State Dept.’s Afghan Justice Oversight

    SIGAR Blasts State Dept.’s Afghan Justice Oversight Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn By Stephanie Russell-Kraft 0 Comments Law360, New York (January 24, 2014, 6:16 PM ET) — The U.S. Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Court affirms dismissal of contract suit as discovery sanction

    Court affirms dismissal of contract suit as discovery sanction Jenner & Block Matthew J. Thomas January 29 2014 Author page » In Projects Management Co. v. DynCorp International LLC, 734 F.3d 366… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Contingency Contracting: State and USAID Made Progress Assessing and Implementing Changes, but Further Actions Needed

    February 14 2014 The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following reports and testimony today: Contingency Contracting: State and USAID Made Progress Assessing and Implementing Changes, but Further Actions Needed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Weaknesses in $223 Million Justice Sector Program

    Weaknesses in $223 Million Justice Sector Program Today, SIGAR released an audit of the State Department’s Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP).  The audit found that weaknesses in the design and oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Husain Haqqani on America’s Diplomat Shame

    Husain Haqqani on America’s Diplomat Shame By Husain Haqqani December 19th 20131:00 pm More Stories by Husain Haqqani The arrest and mistreatment of an Indian consul in New York is particularly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Family Faults Obama Inaction as Alan Gross Marks Four Years in Cuban Prison

    Family Faults Obama Inaction as Alan Gross Marks Four Years in Cuban Prison American Jewish Contractor Held For ‘Subversive Activity’ Nathan Guttman Marking Four Years of Imprisonment: At a December 3… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Bring my husband home: Column

    Bring my husband home: Column Judy Gross 5:09 p.m. EST December 2, 2013 He was sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison for doing his job. (Photo: AP) Story Highlights… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    U.S. Calls for Release of Alan Gross From Cuban Jail

    U.S. Calls for Release of Alan Gross From Cuban Jail This Week Marks Fifth Anniversary of Gross’s Imprisonment Gross Family Alan Gross, with his wife, Judy, in Jerusalem in 2005. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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