Everyone — except appropriators — agree no more C-17s needed in budget

By Nick Schwellenbach

Bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with the most expertise on military affairs oppose buying more Boeing-built C-17 cargo

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"… now so does the Obama White House. Even the Pentagon and Air Force say the U.S. military doesn’t need any more C-17s, which cost more than $250 million apiece.Ho …"

Despite allegations, no prosecutions for war zone sex trafficking

By Nick Schwellenbach and Carol D. Leonnig

Eight years ago, President George W. Bush issued a stern policy on sex trafficking in war zones — a policy that remains on the books to this

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"… plain that the zero-tolerance policy for contractors working alongside the U.S. military, crafted by anti-prostitution advocates in the Bush administration, is nea …"

War contracting commission cites Center article on trafficking

By Nick Schwellenbach

During a hearing on the oversight of subcontractors in war zones, the Wartime Contracting Commission on Monday cited the Center for Public I

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"… wn wrote.Recently, Crawford’s blog broke news of a July 20 memo from the U.S. military’s Central Command ordering contractors to return employees from nations …"

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Reform reading: These embeds carry briefcases, calculators

By Shirley Gao

Regulators boost number of examiners embedded in big banks

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"… Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and others.Similar to reporters embedded with the U.S. military, on-site regulators file through the same security turnstiles as bank empl …"

House offers budget boost to troubled Pentagon agency fighting roadside bombs

By Corbin Hiar

The House has added more cash for the Pentagon's troubled agency fighting roadside bombs

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"… an ineffective organization is necessary to preserve the limited gains the U.S. military has made in the battle against IEDs, that may be a small price to pay, Sha …"

Borrower Nightmares: Soldiers battle car dealers over inflated prices, loan terms

By Michael Hudson

Marines adviser says some car dealers near bases target service members with predatory financing

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"… n of the increasing attention on consumer problems faced by members of the U.S. military.In recent months, three of the nation’s largest financial institutions â …"

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FTC examines car sales, financing abuses targeting U.S. troops

By Michael Hudson

Soldiers returning from overseas face hidden fees, bait-and-switch when buying new car

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"… sing attention being paid to the consumer problems faced by members of the U.S. military.Shawn Mercer, a Raleigh, N.C., attorney who represents car dealers, told F …"

To Panama and Back

By Kevin Bogardus

Contractor implicated in Cunningham bribery scandal sponsored 2000 trip for aide

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"… worth nearly $10 million that drew scrutiny.ADCS was hired to convert the U.S. military's paper documents in Panama to digital form. Cunningham was calling Defens …"

'Top Gun' of travel

By Steve Henn and Robert Brodsky

Spy plane's maker spent roughly $660,000, targeted legislators' aides

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"… he company spent more than $167,000 on 20 foreign trips. By 2004, with the U.S. military regularly using the Predator in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan, General …"

Contracts with provisional authorities

By Kevin Baron, Neil Gordon and Laura Peterson

Some players in Iraq got their business from Baghdad and Kabul

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"… .In May 2003, the BBC reported that MCI supplied telecommunications to the U.S. military and government agencies during and after the 2001 Afghanistan war. Other m …"

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