More than 80,000 Defense Department employees and contractors with security clearance owe back taxes, a June 28 Government Accountability Office report says. GAO found that about 83,000 DoD employees and contractors who held or were determined eligible for secret, top secret, or sensitive compartmented information clearances had unpaid federal tax debt totaling more than $730 […]
The State Department finally suspended all embassy operations in Libya and evacuated all its staff overland to Tunisia, due to ongoing violence between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the embassy in Tripoli. The new preferred official term for these personnel movements now appears to be “relocation,”perhaps to avoid any negative connotation that might be attached to […]
Throughout our nations history many civilians have served the US government in war zones. During this service civilians have faced the same dangers as uniformed veterans. However, upon returning home, these civilians have not always received the support and care they need and deserve. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are […]
The United States government has delivered almost three quarters of a million weapons to Afghanistan’s army and police since 2004 but can’t track where those arms went, according to a new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known as SIGAR. “U.S. and Coalition–provided weapons are at risk of theft, loss, or misuse,” […]
The Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has selected 25 firms for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) worldwide design-build and construction services contract. OBO’s mission is to provide safe, secure and functional facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and support our staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policy […]
