Wartime Contracts and Private Security Firms
Witnesses testified on the role and oversight of more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. operations in Southwest Asia.
1,574 viewsWitnesses testified on the role and oversight of more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. operations in Southwest Asia.
1,574 viewsPrimary contractors testified about their business practices, use of subcontractors, and the effectiveness of their work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were billing…
877 viewsGovernment officials testified about the effectiveness and oversight of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. They focused on a review of prime contractors' billing and cost records which ide…
1,027 viewsIn a contentious hearing on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League baseball players, Brian McNamee testified that he had injected Roger Clemens and others with human growth h…
15,343 viewsDefense Department officials appeared before the Commission on Wartime Contracting panel. They talked about a new report released by the commission indicating the amount of planning in the t…
457 viewsWitnesses from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and State and Defense Departments testified about the more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. opera…
3,247 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing on improving the federal government’s planning and oversight of billions of dollars in services contracts for operations in Iraq and Afgh…
455 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing on improving the federal government’s planning and oversight of billions of dollars in services contracts for operations in Iraq and Afgh…
576 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on the reduction of nearly 100,000 military contractors in Iraq as a part of the Obama Administration’s plan for …
541 viewsSubcontractors testified about their business practices and the effectiveness of their work in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were also questioned by panel members about ethical, security and lo…
1,426 viewsExecutives from private security companies with contracts to provide security for some government agencies testified about agreements to provide services in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among the t…
1,111 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on federal government’s efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contracting. Witnesses gave example…
438 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on federal government’s efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contracting. Witnesses gave example…
645 viewsWitnesses testified on reconstruction and stabilization roles and responsibilities, planning and cooperation across U.S. government agencies, and sustainability by host governments when asse…
123 viewsWitnesses testified on reconstruction and stabilization roles and responsibilities, planning and cooperation across U.S. government agencies, and sustainability by host governments when asse…
166 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on the reduction of nearly 100,000 military contractors in Iraq as a part of the Obama Administration’s plan for …
579 viewsState and Defense Departments officials testified on their coordination and oversight of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. They talked about a number of issues including the scope of reco…
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