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US military investigates contractor work force
The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban.
Friday, July 30, 2010

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Oversight of war zone subcontractors is lacking, panel finds
Prime contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are not managing their subcontractors' performance and fees consistently, the Defense Department's top auditing official told the Commission on Wartime Contracting on Monday.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Counternarcotics contractors in Latin American lack accountability, senator says
A key lawmaker questioned Thursday whether the U.S. government is adequately overseeing the roughly $1 billion it pays contractors to help governments in Latin America combat production and trafficking of illegal drugs.
Saturday, May 22, 2010

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Contractors' hiring options would get squeezed by new Labor rule
Federal service contractors replacing a previous contractor for similar or identical work could be required to offer jobs to some of the previous contractor’s employees, under a new Labor Department proposed rule.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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US lawmakers push to phase out wartime contractors
Two lawmakers announced legislation Monday that would force the United States to phase out its controversial use of private security contractors in war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan. Democratic Representative Jan Schakowsky and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders said they planned to introduce the "Stop Outsourcing Security Act" on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Defense measure aims to improve contractors' handling of sexual assault cases
The fiscal 2010 Defense appropriations measure President Obama signed into law on Monday includes a provision barring the Defense Department from entering into contracts with companies that restrict alleged sexual assault victims from taking legal action.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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Labor Dept., Congress Plan Improvements to System to Care for Injured War Contractors
The Labor Department has launched a series of changes to improve the controversial federal system designed to provide medical care and disability benefits to civilian contractors injured in war zones, department officials say.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Combat Support Associates (CSA): Oversight lacking on war costs
Records obtained through FOIA show money flowing to Combat Support Associates despite an alarming catalog of problems later uncovered by Army contracting officials.
Thursday, October 8, 2009

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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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DynCorp Billed U.S. $50 Million Beyond Costs in Defense Contract
A Defense Department auditor testified Tuesday that DynCorp International billed the government $50 million more than the amount specified in a contract to provide dining facilities and living quarters for military personnel in Kuwait.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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Pentagon lays out detailed regulations for security contractors
The Defense Department released an interim final rule Friday laying out policy regarding the use of private security contractors in war zones.
Saturday, July 18, 2009

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KBR hails court ruling as wartime suit protection
KBR said a U.S. appeals court ruling would help protect the company from civil lawsuits stemming from its work done under U.S. military logistics contracts.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

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Lawmakers criticize federal insurance program for wartime contractors
Lawmakers on Thursday sharply criticized a federal program that relies on private insurance companies to provide medical care and benefits to civilians injured while working in support of the U.S. military effort in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Friday, June 19, 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