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- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Lawsuit: KBR transported soldiers’ ice in unsanitized morgue trailers
Lawsuit: KBR transported soldiers’ ice in unsanitized morgue trailers Jan. 28, 2014 – 06:00AM | By Lance M. Bacon Staff report Read the lawsuit Justice Department vs. KBR The Justice Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hated in Washington’s halls of power, loved by the taxpayer: Meet John Sopko
Hated in Washington’s halls of power, loved by the taxpayer: Meet John Sopko U.S. Senate Photographic Studio John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, at a hearing in Washington,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Audit Planned in Fraud Case as Navy Reinstates Shipper
Audit Planned in Fraud Case as Navy Reinstates Shipper By CHRISTOPHER DREW and DANIELLE IVORYJAN. 31, 2014 Launch media viewer A House committee has asked the Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR Accused of Kickbacks, Gouging, Unsafe Practices in Iraq
KBR Accused of Kickbacks, Gouging, Unsafe Practices in Iraq January 28, 2014 Last week, the Department of Justice announced it had joined a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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House panel opens probe into Navy bribery and fraud scandal
House panel opens probe into Navy bribery and fraud scandal KRENTZ JOHNSON/REUTERS – Defense contractor Leonard Francis, right, is shown in this courtroom sketch with his attorney Patrick Swan, Judge David… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security check contractor defrauded U.S. of millions of dollars
Security check contractor defrauded U.S. of millions of dollars Published 24 January 2014 The Department of Justice said Wednesday that U.S. Investigations Services (USIS), the company which conducted the background… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
USDOJ: United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract
USDOJ: United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract Department of Justice Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Death of a Canadian
Death of a Canadian Clare Sambrook 24 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Some deaths in UK immigration detention get more media attention than others. “He was on his way… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. brings fraud charges against firm that vetted Snowden
U.S. brings fraud charges against firm that vetted Snowden By Sakthi Prasad Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:45am EST Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden’s new refugee documents granted by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Slain Laborers’ Families Barred From Suing KBR
Monday, January 20, 2014Last Update: 3:54 PM PT Slain Laborers’ Families Barred From Suing KBR By BONNIE BARRON HOUSTON (CN) – A federal judge has changed his mind about letting the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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