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New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan
August 1, 2013
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August 1, 2013
By Neil Gordon
New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan
The latest quarterly report from the Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog found serious shortcomings in contract oversight, including “a pervasive lack of accountability.”
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Topics: Contract Oversight
July 17, 2013
By Neil Gordon
U.S. Reconstruction Project in Afghanistan Gets an F
A new watchdog report found that a teacher training facility in
Afghanistan is in precarious shape, thanks to two contractors who were allowed to walk away from the job by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
July 17, 2013
By Andrew Wyner
Syria-Aiding Russian Contractor Awarded Another DoD Contract
After coming under fire for its ties to Syria and Iran, Russian helicopter contractor Rosoboronexport was recently awarded a nearly $600 million contract with the Department of Defense.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
July 12, 2013
By Neil Gordon
A White Elephant and Toxic Air at Camp Leatherneck
The Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog found two egregious examples of waste at Camp Leatherneck.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 26, 2013
By Andrew Wyner
SIGAR Letter Reveals Nonpayment of Subcontractors
The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released a letter detailing the problem of prime contractors failing to pay subcontractors in Afghanistan.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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