Daily Archives: February 19, 2016

$106 Million in Cost Overruns for Another Pentagon Project in Afghanistan

$106 Million in Cost Overruns for Another Pentagon Project in Afghanistan By Martin Matishak February 18, 2016 The United States has spent $154.7 million, three times the original estimate, to build… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private security firm to guard major crime scenes in Wiltshire

Private security firm to guard major crime scenes in Wiltshire Callum Chaplin / 02:33 Thursday 18 February 2016 / News Share 0 comments Want more local news stories like these via… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private guards eyed for power towers

Private guards eyed for power towers Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:50 AM February 19th, 2016 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—A consensus is taking shape to deploy private security groups to protect transmission towers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Inspection of $154.7 Million Afghan Ministry of Defense Headquarters

Today, SIGAR published an inspection of the U.S.-funded $154.7 million Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) headquarters. The inspection notes: — The MOD headquarters, with some exceptions, generally met contract requirements and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DOD Service Acquisition: Improved Use of Available Data Needed to Better Manage and Forecast Service Contract Requirements

DOD Service Acquisition: Improved Use of Available Data Needed to Better Manage and Forecast Service Contract Requirements GAO-16-119: Published: Feb 18, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 2016. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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XLA Associates, Inc.

XLA Associates, Inc. B-412333.2: Jan 29, 2016 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 11 pages) DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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