Category Archives: Legal

DOJ Says KBR Bid For $12.5M In Attys’ Fees Comes Too Late

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DOJ Says KBR Bid For $12.5M In Attys’ Fees Comes Too Late By Jimmy Hoover Law360, Washington (December 18, 2014, 3:45 PM ET) — Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Offshoring the Army: Migrant Workers and the U.S. Military

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Offshoring the Army: Migrant Workers and the U.S. Military Darryl Li ABSTRACT Long-running debates over military privatization overlook one important fact: Te U.S. military’s post-2001 contractor workforce is composed largely of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince: What Doesn’t He Know And When Didn’t He Know It?

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Erik Prince: What Doesn’t He Know And When Didn’t He Know It? January 8, 2015 by David Isenberg    Follow @vanidan @vanidan Recently the Washington Post ran an article about the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges

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federal-eye Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges Washington Post.com By Scott Higham 30 December 2014 The former chief of contracts for International Relief & Development (IRD) in Arlington Va., one… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Barko v. Halliburton: The next (and final?) chapter

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Barko v. Halliburton: The next (and final?) chapter By Kevin McCart on January 4th, 2015 Posted in Claims and Disputes, Compliance, False Claims Act, Litigation Despite getting a rare Writ of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Was the U.N. targeting Blackwater founder Erik Prince on Somalia?

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Was the U.N. targeting Blackwater founder Erik Prince on Somalia? By Ian Shapira January 2 at 7:59 AM Follow @ianshapira Was Blackwater founder Erik Prince trying to avoid legal trouble with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince goes to war against a former business partner

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince goes to war against a former business partner By Ian Shapira January 1 at 8:44 PM Follow @ianshapira Robert Young Pelton, a writer and owner of a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Asylum seeker sues government over negligence on Manus Island

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News Asylum seeker sues government over negligence on Manus Island Sun Herald By SARAH WHYTE, NATALIE O’BRIEN 21 December 2014 An asylum seeker who suffered serious burns to his face in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling

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Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling By Charles S. Clark December 22, 2014 4 Comments In Green / Shutterstock.com A defense contractor producing products and services for U.S. troops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit

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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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