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US sues contractors over troop trailers in Iraq
The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit accusing a Houston-based global construction company and its Kuwaiti subcontractor of submitting nearly $50 million in inflated claims to install live-in trailers for troops during the Iraq War.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , Iraq , DoD
Defense Contract Audit Agency vs. KBR
Tags: management , Government Spending Report , Defense Contract Audit Agency ,
Commission on Wartime Contracting looking at Iraq contractor drawdown
As the number of war fighters in Iraq shrinks, the number of contractors will too. On Monday the Commission looked at the plan for the contractor drawdown.
Tags: contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , LOGCAP , Michael Thibault
Shay Assad: how to fix contracting problems in 30 days or less
Commissioner Dov Zakheim told FederalNewsRadio DCAA and DCMA "just didn't seem to be working in harness, and we got assurances, very, very firm assurances, from a very senior Defense official, Mr. Shay Assad, who said he's going to have it sorted out in 30 days. And frankly, we believe him."
Tags: Commission on Wartime Contracting , contracting , Shay Assad , DCAA , DCMA , DoD , Defense , SPOT
DoD promises to fix Iraq contracting problems in 30 days
There is no precise figure for how many contractors are in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tags: Commission on Wartime Contracting , Dov Zakheim , contracting , Shay Assad , DCAA , DCMA , DoD , Defense
Wartime contractors need more federal guidance
The independent Commission on Wartime Contracting wants to know whether American contractors in Iraq are adequately reducing the number of employees in the country as U.S. troops are withdrawn. Commission co-chair Michael Thibault explains.
Tags: contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , LOGCAP , Michael Thibault
Defense Contractor KBR looses big defense contract
Tags: contracting , DynCorp International , Fluor Intercontinental
