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The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History
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November 2, 2012
Energy IG Finds Security Contractor Cheated
The Department of Energy Inspector General released a report revealing the security contractor for Y-12 National Security Complex cheated on a security performance test.
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Topics: National Security
October 25, 2012
By Neil Gordon
SIGAR Seeks Debarment of Contractors Who Aid the Enemy
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) is trying to stop the flow of U.S. taxpayer money to those who actively support insurgents or otherwise oppose U.S. forces in
Afghanistan.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 24, 2012
DoD Service Contract Budget & Spending Data Don’t Match Up
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) sent a letter to congressional and executive branch officials highlighting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) inability to provide sufficient oversight of the hundreds of billions of dollars spent each year to proc
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 4, 2012
Executive Order Focuses on Prohibiting Human Trafficking
An Executive Order details guidance for a new anti-human trafficking rule that will prohibit U.S.-facilitated trafficking occurring abroad. The EO strengthens the government’s zero-tolerance policy rules governing trafficking in persons.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 1, 2012
By Neil Gordon
GAO Report Finds Federal Agencies Must Improve Service Contract Inventories
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has followed up its
critical review of Department of Defense service contract inventories
with an equally negative assessment of the civilian agencies' ability
to track the service contractor workforce.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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