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A Bet on Peace for War-Torn Somalia

talentrange wrote 3 weeks ago: By CHRISTOPHER S. STEWART.WSJ.April 27, 2013 Michael Stock is pursuing an extreme version of that ba … more →

Tags: Bancroft Global Development, Somalia, Military Training, al-Shabaab, Somali Islamic Group, AMISOM, security contractorsBancroft Global Investment, war-zone real estate, atlantean

Congress Passes Wartime Contracting Provisions

Tanya Sinkovits wrote 5 months ago: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Congress has given final approval to new oversight requirements for … more →

Tags: News, Politics, Local News, Claire McCaskill, Missouri, National Defense Authorization Act

McCaskill's Wartime Contracting Bill Clears Senate

John O'Connor wrote 5 months ago: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The U.S. Senate has passed a defense bill that includes wartime contracting … more →

Tags: U.S. Senate, Sen. Claire McCaskill

KBR: Feds Should Pay Lawsuit Damages

defensebaseactcomp wrote 5 months ago: Associated Press at ABC News  November 28, 2012 An Iraq war contractor that lost an $85 million verd … more →

Tags: KBR, Toxic, Civilian contractors, contractor oversight, Iraq, Follow the Money, iraq, toxic exposures, USACE

‘Unsatisfactory’ Mega-Contractor, DynCorp, Re-Ups on Another Big Military Deal

defensebaseactcomp wrote 6 months ago: Spencer Ackerman at Wired’s Danger Room  November 2, 2012 Just days after an inspector general … more →

Tags: - Afghanistan (2), Civilian contractors, contract awards, contractor oversight, Department of Defense, DynCorp, Follow the Money, government contractor, private military contractors

Iraq convoy was sent out despite threat

defensebaseactcomp wrote 7 months ago: Unarmored trucks carrying needed supplies were ambushed, leaving six drivers dead. Records illuminat … more →

Tags: Civilian contractors, Contractor Casualties, contractor oversight, Contractors Missing, Defense Base Act, Department of Defense, Follow the Money, Halliburton, Iraq

Contractors in War Zones: Not Exactly “Contracting”1 comment

defensebaseactcomp wrote 7 months ago: There are more contractors than troops in Afghanistan Time’s Battleland  October 9, 2012 by Da … more →

Tags: - Afghanistan (2), Civilian contractors, Contractor Casualties, contractor oversight, Defense Base Act, Department of Defense, Iraq, KBR, private military contractors

The Department of Labor and Supreme Group, A Cover Up?1 comment

defensebaseactcomp wrote 10 months ago: In the second quarter of 2010 The Department of Labor reports that the Supreme Group had 192 employe … more →

Tags: - Afghanistan (2), Civilian contractors, Contractor Casualties, contractor corruption, contractor oversight, Defense Base Act, War Hazards Act, armorgroup, CNA

Afghan National Police Contract Requirements Were Not Clearly Defined but Contract Administration Improved

defensebaseactcomp wrote 11 months ago: DODIG-2012-094    May 30, 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL FOR SUPPORT, NORTH ATLANTIC … more →

Tags: - Afghanistan (2), contractor oversight, Department of Defense, DynCorp, NATO, Afghan National Police Contracts, Afghanistan, dcma, Defense Contract Management Agency

The Unknown Military Veteran Civilian Contractor War Casualties

defensebaseactcomp wrote 11 months ago: They too are the BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE WARS The Majority of ExPat Civilian Contractor Casualties f … more →

Tags: Contractor Casualties, Defense Base Act, Veterans, Civilian contractors, Contingency Contracting, Friendly Fire, Expats, private military contractors, pmcs

Government Furnished Contractor Support Under C-JTSCC (IPD #12-08)

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: CENTCOM Joint Theater Support Contracting Command Camp AS SAYLIYAH Interim Policy Directive #12-08 E … more →

Tags: Civilian contractors, Safety and Security Issues, - Afghanistan (2), Iraq, Department of Defense, Afghanistan, iraq, CENTCOM, Joint Theater Support Contracting Command

GOP, Dems come together to fight human trafficking by contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: The Hill A bipartisan group of members from the House and Senate proposed legislation on Monday that … more →

Tags: Civilian contractors, contractor oversight, government contractor, Human Trafficking, Commission on Wartime Contracting, Darrell Issa, End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act, HR 4259, Rep. Chris Smith

DOJ U.S. Army Reserves Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: Defendant Accepted $20,500 Related to the Processing of Bottled Water Invoices in Kuwait Department … more →

Tags: contractor corruption, Civilian contractors, contractor oversight, DoJ, department of justice, conspiracy to defraud, Sergeant Amasha M King

Include US Civilian Contractors in US Deaths/Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan1 comment

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: The President of the United States: Include U.S Civilian Contractors in Deaths/Injured in Iraq & … more →

Tags: KBR, blackwater, Contractor Casualties, private military contractors, AIG and CNA, Traumatic Brain Injury, State Department, Private Security Contractor, Defense Base Act

Two Senators Send Letter To Unseal Wartime Contracting Commission Records

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: Cross Posted from MsSparky Jake Wiens – (POGO) – November 10, 2011 – In an encouraging development, … more →

Tags: contractor corruption, Civilian contractors, contractor oversight, Contingency Contracting, government contractor, Commission on Wartime Contracting, Senator Claire McCaskill, Senator Jim Webb, Seal 20 years

Contractor Support of US CENTCOM AOR 4th Quarter 2011

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: The following numbers do not include State Department/USAID or USACE contracts. View this document o … more →

Tags: Pentagon, - Afghanistan (2), Iraq, Department of Defense, Civilian Casualties, Civilian contractors, CENTCOM, contractor support, 4th Quarter Contractor Support

Gender check: 10/20/11 - Midwest

Jasmine Linabary wrote 1 year ago: *Gender Checks are quick examinations of gender representation in individual news articles for the p … more →

Tags: Gender Checks, Midwest, st. louis beacon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLtoday.com, cardinals, Busch Stadium

Why Did USAID Not Suspend the Louis Berger Group?

AED watch wrote 1 year ago: WARTIME CONTRACTING COMMISSION SINGLES OUT USAID FOR NOT SUSPENDING THE LOUIS BERGER GROUP Robert E. … more →

Tags: news report, USAID, Commission on Wartime Contracting, CWC, debarment, deterrent threat, Louis Berger Group, suspension

Statement Concerning Filing of Amended Class Action Tax Misclassification Against Xe Services (formerly Blackwater) on Behalf of Personal Security Specialists for Loss of Benefits and Withholding, Expenses, Penalties, and Treble Damages

defensebaseactcomp wrote 1 year ago: Washington DC September 21, 2011 Scott Bloch files Amended Complaint against  Blackwater on behalf o … more →

Tags: blackwater, Civilian contractors, contractor oversight, Defense Base Act, Follow the Money, government contractor, Legal Jurisdictions, Politics, private military contractors


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