Category Archives: State Department

Court affirms dismissal of contract suit as discovery sanction

Court affirms dismissal of contract suit as discovery sanction Jenner & Block Matthew J. Thomas January 29 2014 Author page » In Projects Management Co. v. DynCorp International LLC, 734 F.3d 366… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contingency Contracting: State and USAID Made Progress Assessing and Implementing Changes, but Further Actions Needed

February 14 2014 The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following reports and testimony today: Contingency Contracting: State and USAID Made Progress Assessing and Implementing Changes, but Further Actions Needed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Weaknesses in $223 Million Justice Sector Program

Weaknesses in $223 Million Justice Sector Program Today, SIGAR released an audit of the State Department’s Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP).  The audit found that weaknesses in the design and oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Husain Haqqani on America’s Diplomat Shame

Husain Haqqani on America’s Diplomat Shame By Husain Haqqani December 19th 20131:00 pm More Stories by Husain Haqqani The arrest and mistreatment of an Indian consul in New York is particularly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Family Faults Obama Inaction as Alan Gross Marks Four Years in Cuban Prison

Family Faults Obama Inaction as Alan Gross Marks Four Years in Cuban Prison American Jewish Contractor Held For ‘Subversive Activity’ Nathan Guttman Marking Four Years of Imprisonment: At a December 3… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Bring my husband home: Column

Bring my husband home: Column Judy Gross 5:09 p.m. EST December 2, 2013 He was sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison for doing his job. (Photo: AP) Story Highlights… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Calls for Release of Alan Gross From Cuban Jail

U.S. Calls for Release of Alan Gross From Cuban Jail This Week Marks Fifth Anniversary of Gross’s Imprisonment Gross Family Alan Gross, with his wife, Judy, in Jerusalem in 2005. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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What Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Learned About the Business of War

What Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Learned About the Business of War By Drake Bennett November 21, 2013   (Clarifies Matthew Devost’s institutional affiliation and restores a quote shortened during editing, both… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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How Blackwater fought two wars — and State Department red tape

How Blackwater fought two wars — and State Department red tape By Erik Prince November 20, 2013 This is an excerpt from Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Dyncorp, KBR Lose Bid To Stall $1B Iraq Services Contract

Dyncorp, KBR Lose Bid To Stall $1B Iraq Services Contract By Dietrich Knauth Law360, Los Angeles (November 05, 2013, 8:05 PM ET) — A federal judge on Tuesday backed the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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