The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently evaluated the construction of U.S. Embassy Kabul due to “broad congressional interest” in the oversight and accountability of U.S. funds used in Afghanistan. The GAO wanted to see what contracts State put in place to construct new U.S. embassy facilities in Kabul starting in 2009; the extent to which […]
A former employee of a U.S. contractor pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to provide reconstruction-related services in Afghanistan. Acting Assistant Attorney General David O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida A. Lee Bentley made the announcement. […]
DynCorp International Inc. announced a new CEO with little explanation for the departure of the old one. But it seems to be one more step toward an identity change of sorts for the McLean-based defense contractor. Most identify DynCorp as a military contractor. Among other services, it’s long provided base support and facility operations around […]
Houston, Texas — After five-plus years of litigation, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) today reaffirmed KBR’s use of private security contractors during combat operations in Iraq. The ruling clears the way for KBR to recover $45 million plus interest from the U.S. government for services rendered in 2003-2007. It also confirms the appropriateness […]
A Blackwater security contractor threatened to kill a State Department investigator in Iraq who was looking into allegations of the company's cost over-runs, boozy parties, mistreatment of migrant workers and violence against civilians, according to a newly-released report. Daniel Carroll, Blackwater’s project manager in Iraq, allegedly told Jean C. Richter that 'he could kill me […]
