"… ffice of Provincial Affairs manages provincial reconstruction teams at the Baghdad Embassy. These teams have worked to build provincial governments, mitigate …"

"… ssy to different offices. So far, only 13 tasks have been transferred. The Baghdad Embassy could not provide details on what tasks remain to be transferred a …"

"… er of contractors employed in Iraq. In the past two quarters, U.S. Embassy-Baghdad has reported to SIGIR that it does not keep data on what activities its co …"

"… ooting of 17 Iraqi civilians in Nisoor Square by Blackwater personnel. The Baghdad Embassy plans on hiring 200 security officers to oversee private security …"

"… prepare to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011, the American embassy in Baghdad must make its own transition plans to protect staff, hire more Iraqi civil …"

"… cers and little contact with Iraqi civilians, according to the report. The Baghdad embassy submitted a transition plan in April to the State Department, but …"

"… general said.FAST FACT: Maintaining an American employee at the embassy in Baghdad's "Green Zone" costs an estimated $1.5 million to $2.3 million per year, l …"

"… t to search vehicles, packages, and luggage at embassies and consulates in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the security program is not well managed and puts the lives …"

"… ting Corp. to administer explosive detection tests of the dogs in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a department inspector general report. It found the contract …"

"… n the company’s security contracts with the State Department in Iraq and Afghanistan, and with the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Ma …"

"… been paid billions of dollars to protect diplomatic employees in Iraq and Afghanistan and for other agencies’ security missions. The company also became a maj …"

"… ipino prostitute on the company payroll for a State Department contract in Afghanistan, and billed the government for her time working for male Blackwater employ …"

"… ime Contracting have left state-side comforts behind to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan. They’ll be checking first-hand how contractors and the government perso …"

"… hibault. “There are about 200,000 contract employees working in Iraq and Afghanistan, outnumbering U.S. troops in the area. The unprecedented reliance on contr …"

"… s awarded up to $8 billion in contracts for their work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan. The Center report, Making a Killing: The Business of War, released in 200 …"

"… remains on the books to this day. With government contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes exceeding the number of U.S. troops, Bush vowed to prosecute emp …"

"… rance?Some 200,000 to 250,000 contractor employees are working in Iraq and Afghanistan, sometimes outnumbering U.S. troops. These employees, experts say, are mor …"

"… ‘zero tolerance’ policy and self-reporting requirements.”Brothels in AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, 90 Chinese women were freed from brothels raided in 2006 an …"

"… nce’ policy and self-reporting requirements.”Brothels in AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, 90 Chinese women were freed from brothels raided in 2006 and 2007 by Afgh …"

"… hey travelled in an unprotected convoy on a highway from Amman, Jordan, to Baghdad. Insurgents attacked the convoy, hijacked it, and publicly executed 12 of …"