High court ponders if companies can force customer to sign away right to class-action suits

By David Heath

A bogus $11.72 charge for a “free” cell phone could ultimately determine whether American businesses will be able to prevent consumers from

Wartime contracting getting new scrutiny on the ground

By Nick Schwellenbach

Here comes the cavalry, of sorts. Fifteen members and staff from the congressionally-created Commission on Wartime Contracting have left sta

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"… n members and staff from the congressionally-created Commission on Wartime Contracting have left state-side comforts behind to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan. …"

Top 100 Contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan

By The Center for Public Integrity

Findings from the Center's second installment of 'Windfalls of War'

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"… Service Administration's Federal Procurement Data System—more methodical.Contract amounts in the new data represent actual dollars obligated for products or …"

"… on Contracts. For example, Contract transactions handled by the Army Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan is maintained in a separate system. Though sum …"

"… . Parent companies were identified using such sources as the GSA's Central Contractor Registry, online business information services, and company websites.&nb …"

"… , online business information services, and company websites. Top 100 Contractors* Unindentified Foreign Contractors1.  KBR (formerly Kellogg B …"

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The big business of small business

By Elizabeth Brown

Top defense contracting companies reap the benefits meant for small businesses

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"… hange the name, which would change the status. That is what should happen."Contracting expert Charles Tiefer called the percent of Contracts classified as goi …"

The Pentagon's $200 million shingle

By Alex Knott

Defense data shows billions in mistakes and mislabeled contracts