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- 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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Critiquing U.S. Spending in Afghanistan, to Dramatic Effect
Critiquing U.S. Spending in Afghanistan, to Dramatic Effect By RON NIXONAUG. 24, 2015 WASHINGTON — When the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, an American government watchdog, requested information in June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
USAID and Watchdog Continue Sparring Over Afghan Health Clinics
USAID and Watchdog Continue Sparring Over Afghan Health Clinics By Charles S. Clark 8:00 AM ET SIGAR John Sopko Charles Dharapak/AP In another volley over measuring results of a $210 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
335 Million U.S.-built Afghan Power Plant Still Severely Underutilized
August 13, 2015 Today, SIGAR published a review letter concerning the Tarakhil Power Plant outside of Kabul. The letter details SIGAR’s analysis of information provided by USAID in response to a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Exclusive: U.S. Spends Scores of Millions Annually on Unused Afghan Buildings
July 30, 2015 Exclusive: U.S. Spends Scores of Millions Annually on Unused Afghan Buildings By John M. Donnelly Roll Call Staff July 29, 2015, 3:15 p.m. The U.S. government is spending… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Watchdog Agency: Critical Oversight or Overzealous Hounding?
Afghanistan Watchdog Agency: Critical Oversight or Overzealous Hounding? By Sean Lyngaas Uploaded on July 29, 2015 John Sopko — the trenchant Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) whose reports track… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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In Afghanistan, SIGAR Says Attaching Strings to Aid is a Good Idea
In Afghanistan, SIGAR Says Attaching Strings to Aid is a Good Idea SIGAR’s latest quarterly report stresses conditionality in aid and highlights accuracy problems at USAID. By Catherine Putz July 30,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Quarterly Report to Congress: Setting Smart Conditions for Aid
Quarterly Report to Congress: Setting Smart Conditions for Aid Today, SIGAR released its 28th (July 2015) Quarterly Report to Congress. The report notes: — Since 2002, Congress has appropriated nearly $109.66… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PS21 Report: Rebuilding Afghanistan–Transparency and Oversight in America’s Longest War
PS21 Report: Rebuilding Afghanistan–Transparency and Oversight in America’s Longest War By PS21 on July 27, 2015 • ( Leave a comment ) Printer-friendly version here. More money has now been spent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Watchdog for Afghan Reconstruction Thinks Redactions Are for [REDACTED] Jenna McLaughlin
Photo: Bill O’Leary/Washington Post/Getty Watchdog for Afghan Reconstruction Thinks Redactions Are for [REDACTED] Jenna McLaughlin July 22 2015, 4:30 p.m. John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, doesn’t believe in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Special Inspector Gen. Sopko Cautiously Optimistic Over Afghanistan’s Future
July 21, 2015 Special Inspector Gen. Sopko Cautiously Optimistic Over Afghanistan’s Future Afghanistan reconstruction, costing over $110 billion since 2002, is the largest U.S. reconstruction project ever. “It was the best… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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