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consumerist.com » Consumerist - Oct 7, 2008
Contractor scams are some of the most heartbreaking because of the potential for the scammer to obtain large amounts of money from the victim. About two weeks ago, the NY Attorney General's office announced the arrest …
Also tagged: top, scams, new york, home improvement, attorneys general
thinkprogress.org » Think Progress - Oct 4, 2008
ABC News reports that the State Department has hired the private firm U.S. Investigations Services “to fill positions in the newly created Force Investigation Unit (FIU),” which was created after last year’s deadly …
Also tagged: iraq, ethics, think fast
truthout.org » Truthout - News - Oct 1, 2008
It takes half a million dollars per year to maintain each sergeant in combat in Iraq. Thanks to a Senate committee inquiry, an authoritative government study finally details the costs of keeping boots on the ground …
Also tagged: iraq war, appropriations, military spending, cost of war, congressional budget office, defense budget
truthout.org » Truthout - News - Sep 30, 2008
The CIA's former top administrator pleaded guilty today to steering agency contracts to a defense contractor and concealing their relationship, making Kyle "Dusty" Foggo the highest-ranking member of a federal …
Also tagged: cia, corruption, fraud, duke cunningham, foggo
truthout.org » Truthout - All Articles - Sep 23, 2008
A former Iraqi official estimated yesterday that more than $13 billion meant for reconstruction projects in Iraq was wasted or stolen through elaborate fraud schemes. Salam Adhoob, a former chief investigator for …
Also tagged: iraq, us, united states, war, fraud, reconstruction
orato.com » Orato RSS Feed - Sep 4, 2008
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Also tagged: barack obama, george w bush, current events, privatization, budget deficits
truthout.org » Truthout - All Articles - Sep 4, 2008
Editor's Note: For an excellent timeline tracing the ongoing Nigeria, Halliburton/KBR bribery scandal, please visit Halliburton Watch. mr/TO Washington - A former chief executive of construction firm KBR Inc. has …
Also tagged: energy, corruption, oil, nigeria, natural gas, bribery, kbr, haliburton
truthout.org » truthout.org - Sep 2, 2008
Between battling the Iraq War in Congress and rallying Barack supporters across the country, Congresswoman and Obama campaign co-chair Jan Schakowsky found a moment to sit down with Truthout's Maya Schenwar to discuss …
Also tagged: politics, election, iraq war, congress, obama, schakowsky
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - In The Loop - Sep 1, 2008
Contracting out traditional military functions continues to be the practice when it comes to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as illustrated last month by new offerings from the State Department and the Army.
Also tagged: afghanistan, iraq, help, washington dc, united states, wanted, kabul, colombia, kirkuk, walter pincus, u s department of state, war zone, u s embassy in afghanistan
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Aug 27, 2008
About a quarter of the nation's core intelligence workers are contractors, perhaps as many as 37,000 private employees who work side-by-side with civil servants as analysts, technology specialists and mission managers …
Also tagged: agencies, washington dc, intelligence, tim shorrock, office of the director of national intelligence, augment, ronald sanders