Vast undercount of war contractors by defense tracking system

By Nick Schwellenbach

Nearly one-quarter of defense contractor employees deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and elsewhere in Southwest Asia — some 74,000 emplo

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"… an accurate count of contractors, among other issues. …"

Are things any different in Denver?

By G.W. Schulz

The state of Colorado had its own fusion center. But authorities there refused a public-records request for documents showing what role the

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"… and telecommunications.Chapter members include a security manager from the defense contractor Raytheon, the major engineering and construction firm CH2MHill, and variou …"

Thanks to sponsors, GOP threw twice the party the Democrats did

By Sean Peoples

October 24, 2000 — Officially, thousands of delegates, legislators and elephant banner-wavers swarmed Philadelphia from July 31 to Aug. 3 to

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"… ional Republican Congressional CommitteeSponsor: TRW, Inc. (TRW, Inc. is a defense contractor lobbying for a $60 billion national defense program)Location: Airport Marr …"

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The Murtha Method

By The Center for Public Integrity

For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee,

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"… and campaign cash. In these circles, former staffers became lobbyists for defense contractors; the contractors received earmarks from the representatives; and the repr …"

"… ” analyzed by the Center included three former staffers representing one defense contractor each. Former Young legislative aide Bryan Blom is a government relations m …"

"… of Harshman Consulting LLC, and Gabrielle Carruth, who works directly for defense contractor Argon ST Inc. — representing six defense contractors. Those contractors …"

"… o works directly for defense contractor Argon ST Inc. — representing six defense contractors. Those contractors — Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Argon ST, Coherent Sys …"

Remembering Rep. John P “Jack” Murtha

By Nick Schwellenbach

Yesterday marked the passing of one of Washington’s most powerful and controversial legislators, one whose work was familiar to followers of

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"… acting community. Jim McNerney, the CEO of Boeing, the second largest U.S. defense contractor with a presence in Johnstown, said in a statement, “We at Boeing are dee …"

House ethics office asks for DoJ probe of earmarks

By Nick Schwellenbach

The House Office of Congressional Ethics has asked the Justice Department to probe the relationship between campaign contributions and earma

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"… Carruth, now a lobbyist for Lockheed Martin Corp., the world’s largest defense contractor, could not be immediately reached for comment.Both politicians and outside …"

"… s Pittsburgh office “into allegations of kickbacks involving government defense contractors.” …"

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IG hopes report will just go away

By Nick Schwellenbach

The Pentagon’s inspector general attempted a quick disappearing act late this week. The IG officially rescinded an audit released this sprin

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"… of classified Joint Strike Fighter information handled by BAE, a UK-based defense contractor. The audit found that classified information "may have been compromised." …"

Billions for KBR

By Sarah Laskow

Whistleblower Charles M. Smith, who oversaw Pentagon contracts in Iraq, says he was forced out of his job in 2004 after refusing to pay defe

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"… s in Iraq, says he was forced out of his job in 2004 after refusing to pay defense contractor KBR Inc. for questionable charges, The New York Times reported Tuesday. In …"

Commentary: D.C. culture: Clean? How about mercenary

By Charles Lewis

April 20, 2001 — With no warning, in the opening paragraph of Richard Cohen's recent column ("What Price Service?"), there it was, in black

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"… the Carlyle Group, an equity firm that also happens to be the 11th largest defense contractor. According to The New York Times, former president George Bush is currentl …"

With change on the horizon, privately funded travel plummets

By Robert Brodsky

Trips by lawmakers and staffers decline by nearly 50 percent, recent data show

Excerpts from this story referencing "Meredith McGehee":

"… t around pretty quickly that it was time to cool it off for a while," said Meredith McGehee, policy director at the Campaign Legal Center, a Washington-based public i …"

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