Category Archives: State Department

Excerpt from July 16, 2013 Hearing on Wartime Contracting

Excerpt from July 16, 2013 Hearing on Wartime Contracting SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL HOLDS A HEARING ON WARTIME CONTRACTING July 16, 2013 Tuesday COMMITTEE HEARING WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMITTEE: SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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State Didn’t Audit Bulk Of $315M Afghan Contracts: Report

State Didn’t Audit Bulk Of $315M Afghan Contracts: Report  By Dietrich Knauth Law360, New York (July 08, 2013, 6:56 PM ET) — The U.S. Department of State has largely failed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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After Benghazi, embassy security checks hit by sequester

After Benghazi, embassy security checks hit by sequester Jun. 20, 2013 – 06:00AM   | By JIM McELHATTON Since last September’s attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the State Department’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan

Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan By Guy Taylor The Washington Times Sunday, May 26, 2013 The State Department is pushing a new initiative to ensure contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Sensitive security vetting at U.S. Embassy in Iraq is turned over to troubled State Department

Sensitive security vetting at U.S. Embassy in Iraq is turned over to troubled State Department By Guy Taylor The Washington Times Sunday, June 16, 2013 Battered by scandals surrounding security failures… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations

June 10, 2013 8:53 AM State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations Click on link to check out video Updated at 2:59 p.m. with comment from the State Department. (CBS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Iraq: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

  State Department Iraq: The Gift that Keeps on Giving By Mark Thompson  June 06, 2013 AFP / Getty Images The new $750 million U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad, under construction.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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An alliance for embassy security

An alliance for embassy security By: Leigh Munsil May 29, 2013 05:31 AM EDT Increased embassy security after the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, appears likely… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Hillary Turned Over Embassy Security to Hired Guns

Hillary Turned Over Embassy Security to Hired Guns June 3, 2013 By Michael Volpe As a US Senator, Hillary Clinton sponsored legislation to ban the US State Department from hiring private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Audit of Bureau of Diplomatic Security Worldwide protective Services Contract – Task Order 5 for Baghdad Movement Security

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