Nondisclosure forms needed as contractor ranks grow

By Julie Vorman

Almost half of a sampling of contracts issued by the Pentagon, Homeland Security Department, and Health and Human Services Department did no

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"… : A Primer (August 18) …"

"… State Dept. policy and does not reflect family or ethnic favoritism (OIG)* Pentagon increasingly likely to face “hybrid warfare,” combining conventional a …"

One-fourth of Pentagon’s war zone pay to civilians was improper

By Julie Vorman

The Pentagon improperly spent $57.7 million on danger and hardship pay and other special allowances and pay differentials for nearly 9,000 c

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"… Administration improperly paid 28 percent of inpatient fee claims (GAO) …"

"… lian employees in the two countries during fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the Pentagon watchdog said in a new report.Some of the payments should not have been ma …"

"… should not have been made or were made in an incorrect amount because the Pentagon lacks uniform rules for its human resources offices to calculate, process, …"

"… o recruit civilian employees for dangerous or hardship posts overseas, the Pentagon offers more than a dozen types of pay differentials, incentive payments fo …"

Pentagon’s contract examiners need to cooperate

By Julie Vorman

Two Pentagon agencies that share responsibility for overseeing how big contracts are carried out should stop their squabbling and work toget

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"… services were performed in their offices rather than in hospitals (OIG) …"

"… ayer money. The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), which reports to the Pentagon’s comptroller, audits contracts for compliance and recommends improvemen …"

"… and on schedule, and has the power to withhold payment for shoddy work.The Pentagon’s internal watchdog found that on two occasions in 2008, the management …"

"… ies it polices. In one instance, it told a contractor in advance that both Pentagon oversight entities were examining the company’s contract compliance, the …"

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Bank regulators could use 'war games' as crisis prevention training

By Julie Vorman

Global bank regulators should borrow a page from the Pentagon’s playbook and add financial “war games” to their arsenal of tools aimed at pr

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"… rtgage borrowers (OIG) …"

Starr Struck: Part three

By Florence George Graves

BOSTON, April 1, 1998 — While the tradition of resisting subpoenas was already established in print journalism, it didn't start to develop i

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"… bpoena demanding that the network produce outtakes from The Selling of the Pentagon, a controversial documentary criticizing the Defense Department.In his boo …"

Starr Struck: Part one

By Florence George Graves

BOSTON, April 1, 1998 — The Kenneth Starr assailed by the Clinton administration as an agent of a vast right-wing conspiracy is the same Ken

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"… s most prominent defenders of the First Amendment who made his name in the Pentagon Papers case, says Starr and other independent counsels investigating membe …"

"… national scene when he successfully represented The New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case after the newspaper published articles in 1971 based on classi …"

"… rmer New York Times general counsel perhaps best known for his role in the Pentagon Papers case, say there is persistent talk in media law circles about subpo …"

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The risks of U.S. aid

By Ignacio Gómez G.

WASHINGTON, February 27, 2000 — Members of the U.S. Congress are concerned that military aid to Colombia could be used to violate human righ

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"… uested a rigorous investigation of military forces to be trained, lest the Pentagon end up assisting the authors of crimes against humanity. This report, asse …"

Live pictures taken by U.S. planes were freely available

The war on terrorism in Europe is being undermined by a military communications system that makes it easier for terr

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"… re content that they’re following appropriate levels of security.”The Pentagon did not respond to requests for comment.A British engineer who first disco …"

"… ldings marked. The material included photos of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the U.S.S. Cole and the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, both before …"

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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"… firm filled with former subcommittee aides.Murtha and fellow panel members Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.) steered a host of earmarks to PMA clients, …"

"… rgh Post-Gazette. Young’s office did not respond to requests for comment.Peter Visclosky: Another PMA friendEarmarks: $14 millionContributions: $321,450Two other c …"

"… riendEarmarks: $14 millionContributions: $321,450Two other congressmen — Peter Visclosky and Jim Moran — were involved in similar circles with former staffers wh …"

Jerry Lewis — Appropriations Committee?

By Amy Biegelsen

A California congressman since 1978, Jerry Lewis aims to regain the gavel of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and all the federal bud

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"… raq. Lewis has championed funds for unmanned aircraft or drones, which the Pentagon is using in greater numbers for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.His chief …"

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