Daily Archives: December 22, 2014

Who Was Alan Gross Working For?

December 22, 2014 Our Man in Havana Who Was Alan Gross Working For? by CARMELO RUIZ-MARRERO Alan P. Gross, an American arrested in Cuba in 2009 for smuggling broadband satellite communications… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pond security picks up another contract as GAO dismisses protest

Pond security picks up another contract as GAO dismisses protest A Pond Security Service van sits in a parking lot at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The company, started by a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc.

Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc. B-408916.3,B-408916.4,B-408916.5: Dec 18, 2014 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 15 pages) Additional Materials: Full Report: View Decision (PDF, 15 pages) Contact: Ralph O. White (202) 512-8278 WhiteRO@gao.gov… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Expect More Of The Same DCAA Problems In 2015

Expect More Of The Same DCAA Problems In 2015 Law360, New York (December 16, 2014, 10:00 AM ET) — Dave Nadler Fiscal year 2014 appears on track to be another challengingLaw360,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Changing of the guard

Changing of the guard By shays01 on December 20, 2014 at 11:54 AM, updated December 22, 2014 at 1:56 PM Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA), incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit

KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit By Rebecca McCray Law360, New York (December 10, 2014, 5:57 PM ET) — A D.C. federal judge granted KBR Inc.’s motion for reconsideration and summary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges

  Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges By Scott Higham December 22 at 6:00 AM Follow @ScottHigham1 (Scott Eells/Bloomberg) The former chief of contracts for International Relief & Development (IRD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Operators of America’s Largest Immigrant Detention Center Have A History of Inmate Abuse

The Operators of America’s Largest Immigrant Detention Center Have A History of Inmate Abuse By Taylor Wofford 12/20/14 at 4:50 PM Two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Federal Subcontracting: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through Contracts

Federal Subcontracting: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through Contracts GAO-15-200: Published: Dec 22, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 2014. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF, 31 pages) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register … Continue reading

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The Fed Page Gross case illustrates agency’s use of workers for secret Cuban projects

The Fed Page Gross case illustrates agency’s use of workers for secret Cuban projects After arriving in Maryland on Dec. 17, 2014, Alan Gross speaks to family and friends who were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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