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https://www.corpwatch.org/article/iraq-contractors-received-millions-dollars-wild-west-cash-payments
… fear of decision-making, lack of communications, minimal security, no banks, and lots of money to spread around. This … Custer Battles of Middletown, R.I., for providing airport security in Baghdad for civilian passengers. Willis said a …
… In one project that has drawn criticism, two large security companies - Wackenhut Services and Vance … contracts worth more than $180 million to provide private security guards for Army bases. Most of that work was awarded … federal contracts. Wackenhut's Native partner, Alutiiq Security and Technology (a subsidiary of Afognak Native …
… MZM also has done work for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Va., and for the Counter … and geospatial information in support of national security objectives. Recruiting top military and government … institute focused on defense, aerospace and national security issues. "The notion that you would get former senior …
… address as president, including public education, social security, prescription drug coverage for seniors, tax relief, … oil and gas exploration in order to ensure national energy security. Gore's environmental record won him the …
… civil servants to engage in collective bargaining, lack of security of tenure, (the struggle for) a minimum wage, and … those of governments in Europe, where workers' rights and security of tenure are gradually being eroded. Apart from the …
… allowed by the Indonesian army - serving as the mine's security force - to retrieve lucrative pieces of gold from … River. But last month, for reasons that remain unclear, security forces around the mine stopped what is known as …
… And it sparked concerns on Capitol Hill about the national security implications of such a change. Today, the company … the ramifications for the U.S. taxpayer and national security." Waxman's panel may hold a hearing on the decision. …
… last month when a federal jury in Virginia ordered a security firm called Custer Battles LLC to return $10 million … a pair of politically connected military veterans, had won security contracts in Iraq worth more than $100 million. But …
… of Agility of Kuwait; and $10 million for private security provided by London-based Hart Security. Currie's numbers did not include $60 million for … performance." Black & Veatch says it failed because of security problems and because necessary equipment was held up …
… bureaucratic infighting, secrecy and constantly increasing security costs, according to a preliminary draft. The … areas, including oil, electricity, water, health care and security, was settled on. But a bottleneck immediately arose …
… dollars from reconstruction to arming and training Iraqi security forces, causing dozens of projects to be cut back or … the Iraqi Electricity Ministry and deteriorating local security. Finally, only $6.6 million was paid out before the … and rejected "because of land ownership issues and security concerns." Mr. Shoaf, of Bechtel, said the history …
… State Department, with its much-publicized use of private security firms, USAID turns to contractors to fulfill its … He acknowledged that contractors in Afghanistan require security and overhead costs but said contractors "expand the …