Embassy Construction Costs and Security
Witnesses testified on the State Department’s transition from a standard design program for embassy construction to one focused on unique, open, and innovative designs. State Department Over…
1,373 viewsWitnesses testified on the State Department’s transition from a standard design program for embassy construction to one focused on unique, open, and innovative designs. State Department Over…
1,373 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan issued its final report, finding over $30 billion in waste and fraud from U.S.-funded contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan over the…
1,417 viewsThe special inspectors general for reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Department of Defense inspector general testified on the effectiveness of past and current recommendations o…
647 viewsOfficials testified on the effectiveness of past recommendations on contracting reform and current fraud, waste and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan contracting.
942 viewsWitnesses testified about transitioning responsibility for U.S. operations in Iraq from the Defense Department to the State Department as part of the final withdrawal of U.S. troops. Witness…
352 viewsThe independent and bipartisan federal Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on the effectiveness of government’s tools to hold contractors accountable for…
908 viewsThe independent and bipartisan federal Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on the effectiveness of government’s tools to hold contractors accountable for…
517 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing to examine the spending of U.S. tax dollars in Afghanistan, as well as the quality of contract supervision. Arnold Fields, the U.S. offic…
2,283 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing to examine the spending of U.S. tax dollars an Afghanistan, as well as the quality of contract supervision. Military commanders and senio…
508 viewsWitnesses testified on the role and oversight of more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. operations in Southwest Asia.
1,572 viewsPrimary contractors testified about their business practices, use of subcontractors, and the effectiveness of their work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were billing…
872 viewsGovernment officials testified about the effectiveness and oversight of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. They focused on a review of prime contractors' billing and cost records which ide…
1,026 viewsDefense Department officials appeared before the Commission on Wartime Contracting panel. They talked about a new report released by the commission indicating the amount of planning in the t…
454 viewsWitnesses from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and State and Defense Departments testified about the more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. opera…
3,244 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing on improving the federal government’s planning and oversight of billions of dollars in services contracts for operations in Iraq and Afgh…
455 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing on improving the federal government’s planning and oversight of billions of dollars in services contracts for operations in Iraq and Afgh…
576 viewsSubcontractors testified about their business practices and the effectiveness of their work in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were also questioned by panel members about ethical, security and lo…
1,420 viewsExecutives from private security companies with contracts to provide security for some government agencies testified about agreements to provide services in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among the t…
1,109 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on federal government’s efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contracting. Witnesses gave example…
438 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on federal government’s efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contracting. Witnesses gave example…
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