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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Tag Archives: Reconstruction
Measuring Afghanistan’s Education Problem
Measuring Afghanistan’s Education Problem An estimated 40 percent of Afghanistan’s children are not in school. By Catherine Putz January 13, 2016 Education has been one of the barometers of development and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
BPR Interviews: John Sopko
BPR Interviews: John Sopko By Vanessa Jingjing ZhangJanuary 26, 2016 John Sopko is Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. He has worked as a prosecutor in Ohio and served in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Tens of Millions Wasted on “Ghost” Schools, and That’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Tens of Millions Wasted on “Ghost” Schools, and That’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg A new report from the government’s Afghan reconstruction watchdog is just awful. —By AJ Vicens |… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Billions of US Dollars Haven’t Improved Safety for the Economy in Afghanistan
US 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan. (photo: Flickr) Billions of US Dollars Haven’t Improved Safety for the Economy in Afghanistan By Lucy Westcott, Newsweek 29 January 16 illions of dollars spent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Growing More Dangerous for U.S. Rebuilders
Afghanistan Growing More Dangerous for U.S. Rebuilders By Charles S. Clark January 29, 2016 An Afghan airman stands at his security post near Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan. Air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How?
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How? At a Senate hearing this week, lawmakers questioned whether a Pentagon business task force had accomplished anything worthwhile. by Megan McCloskey… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Testimony on TFBSO: Preliminary Results Show Serious Management & Oversight Problems
Today, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John F. Sopko, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support on oversight of the Department of Defense’s Task… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force. It would do well to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With ‘Limited Progress’
G.I. Dough The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With ‘Limited Progress’ The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has labelled yet another project in danger of failing.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Faulty USAID GPS Data May Expose U.S.-Funded Hospitals to Attack
Afghanistan: Faulty USAID GPS Data May Expose U.S.-Funded Hospitals to Attack by Edwin Mora12 Jan 2016Washington, D.C. 5 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided inaccurate location data for at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading