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Private security firms a problem in Afghanistan
Private security contractors in Afghanistan add to the sense of insecurity, are often confused with foreign troops, employ former militiamen and may have links to crime, said an independent Swiss study published on Monday.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Audit of KBR Iraq Contract Faults Records For Fuel, Food
KBR, the government contracting firm formerly under Halliburton, did not keep accurate records of gasoline distribution, put its employees in living spaces that may be larger than warranted and served meals that appeared to cost $4.5 million more than necessary under a contract to perform work in Iraq, according to an audit by a government oversight agency.
Monday, June 25, 2007
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Iraq contractors need reform: report
U.S. policy on the use of contractors in war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan needs reform, a U.S. think tank said this week. The Lexington study recommended "six key reforms that must be implemented."
Thursday, March 1, 2007
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Dyncorp Faulted for Police Program Spending
Millions of dollars in U.S. aid intended for Iraqi police training programs may have been lost because of poor contract oversight, a State Department watchdog agency said in a report.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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GAO Releases Report About Contractors
Military Operations: High-Level DOD Action Needed to Address Long-standing Problems with Management and Oversight of Contractors Supporting Deployed Forces, GAO-07-145, December 18, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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Rebuilding Iraq--Status of DOD's Reconstruction Program
To help Congress monitor the current progress and costs of DOD's reconstruction activities in Iraq, this report discusses (1) the status of the current construction work and targeted completion dates and (2) the support costs incurred by the design-build contractors in DOD's construction program.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
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Overhead reached 55 percent in some Iraq contracts
Overhead and administrative costs on Iraq reconstruction projects have run as high as 55 percent of total spending and could be even higher with full accounting, according to data in a new inspector general report.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
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Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Competition for Iraq Reconstruction Contracts
This report (1) describes the extent of competition in Iraq reconstruction contracts awarded by DOD, USAID, and State since October 1, 2003, based on available data, and (2) assesses whether these agencies followed applicable documentation and congressional notification requirements regarding competition for 51 judgmentally selected Iraq reconstruction contract actions.
Saturday, October 7, 2006
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