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KBR Cited By Oversight Commission
A federal panel has accused Houston-based KBR Inc. of resisting government oversight and failing to cut costs on support work in Iraq.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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Audit Finds That U.S. Overpaid Blackwater
A government audit found that the State Department overpaid the contract-security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide by tens of millions of dollars because the company failed to properly staff its teams in Iraq.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Contractor oversees security guards in Afghanistan
A major security contractor is running an office overseeing armed guards in Afghanistan, a situation at odds with the Pentagon's claim that military officers would be in charge of such sensitive work. A new report on wartime spending to be made public Wednesday at a congressional hearing says the contractor, Aegis Defense Services, has operated with limited U.S. government supervision.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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KBR protests 'biased' treatment at hearing
KBR Inc., a major military contractor whose fees have generated criticism, says it was subjected to "judgmental and biased" treatment by a special panel investigating waste and fraud in war spending.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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Contractors Using Military Clinics
Military clinics and field hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan have supplied more than $1 million a month in health-care services to civilian contractors during the past two years without seeking reimbursement from their employers, as provided by law, according to a new audit by the Defense Department inspector general.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Pentagon auditor cites heavy fraud by KBR
A massive contract to support U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan received a withering review Monday, as a special panel investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending was told of numerous deficiencies in the arrangement that has paid KBR Inc. nearly $32 billion since 2001.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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The good, and bad, news on contractors
A United States government report released last week is a classic good news, bad news story on private security contractors (PSCs) operating in Iraq. The audit report, by the Special Inspector General for Iraq (SIGIR), looked at five Theater-Wide Internal Services (TWIIS) contracts awarded to five PSCs for static, or fixed security, services, in Iraq, at a maximum value of US$450 million.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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IG reviewing security manager's exit from Iraq
U.S. military officials want to know if an employee for a private security contractor was fired for telling investigators about serious deficiencies in training and equipment for Ugandan guards hired to protect an American base in Iraq.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Security problems uncovered at US bases in Iraq
A commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending has found serious deficiencies in training and equipment for hundreds of Ugandan guards hired to protect U.S. military bases in Iraq at Forward Operating Bases Delta and Hammer. Triple Canopy of Herndon, Va., holds the $35 million security contract at Base Delta. Sabre International Security, based in Baghdad, has a $42 million contract to provide security at Base Hammer.
Monday, April 27, 2009
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AIG faces inquiry over medical care for U.S. contractors
A senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform wants his panel to investigate whether insurance giant American International Group Inc. and other providers have unnecessarily denied and delayed costly medical treatment for civilian contractors injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Monday, April 27, 2009
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USAID missing the SPOT on contracting oversight
The U.S. government is hoping to improve oversight of contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan by requiring them to submit information to a centralized database, but at least one agency has been stubbornly resisting the change.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Improvements to Management and Oversight of DoD Contractors
This update outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces. It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) as of December 31, 2008.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Panel dismayed by rise in overseas defense contracting
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee members on Thursday claimed that Defense Department payments for contractor services rose by 183 percent since 2000, while military pay has gone up only 5 percent. They also complained that they have been unable to get detailed accounting on who the contractors are and what they are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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Inspector General Says Aegis Iraq Contract Going Well
The latest report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction says that Aegis Defence Services, Limited, which has received about $624 million to provide security services to the Defense Department, has been found to perform "satisfactory to outstanding" on contract obligations.
Friday, January 16, 2009
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