Lost in Limbo: Injured Afghan Translators Struggle to Survive
PAGHMAN, Afghanistan -- Earlier this year, U.S. Army soldiers traveled to a remote valley in northeastern Afghanistan in hopes of im … more…
Honoring Veterans of the Disposable Army
Today we honor the veterans who have served in the country's armed forces. Nobody seriously questions whether they deserve such … more…
U.N. Responds to Our Story
Yesterday, we published a story about a draft audit showing that the U.N. was unable to account for tens of millions of dollars sent … more…
U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board
The United Nations cannot account for tens of millions of dollars provided to the troubled Afghan election commission, according t … more…
Civilian Contractor Toll in Iraq and Afghanistan Ignored by Defense Dept.
As the war in Afghanistan entered its ninth year, the Labor Department recently released new figures for the number of civilian contr … more…
Pentagon Study Proposes Overhaul of Defense Base Act to Cover Care for Injured Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress could save as much as $250 million a year through a sweeping overhaul of the controversial U.S. system … more…
Congressman Announces Plan to Reform U.S. System to Care for Injured Civilian Contractors
Sept. 10: This post has been corrected.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said Wednesday that he will introduce legislation later this y … more…
Company That Probes War Contractor Injuries for AIG Is Itself Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON — A company hired by insurance giant AIG to investigate federal contract workers injured in war zones is itself under scru … more…
Dobleng Dusa ang Nakuha sa Pagtatrabaho para sa Amerika
Editor's Note: The following is a translation in Filipino of the June 19, 2009, story, "Foreign Workers for U.S. Are Casualties Twice … more…
Report Finds Advantages in Gov’t Takeover of Care for Injured Contractors
The Congressional Research Service has found that the Defense Department was paying far higher premiums to insure civilians working i … more…
Contractor Care May Figure in Obama’s Meeting With Filipino President
When President Obama meets Filipino President Gloria Arroyo at the White House this Thursday, terrorism will be at the top of the age … more…
The Story So Far: Civilian Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Civilian contractors have played a larger role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than in any other conflict in American history. T … more…
War Contractors: The Numbers on American vs. Foreign Workers in Iraq and Afghanistan
Nationality of Civilian Contractors Reported Working in Iraq and Afghanistan
Number of Workers Percent of Total Wo … more…
Congressional Hearing: Officials Admit Major Flaws in Program to Aid Wounded War-Zone Workers
June 19: This post has been updated.
This story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times.
Washington — Lawmakers on Th … more…
AIG, KBR and CNA Face New Questions About Insurance for Injured Civilian Contractors
Unlike insurance giant AIG, which promised to cease lobbying after receiving billions in bailout money, Chicago-based carrier CNA sti … more…
Afghanistan’s K Street Complaints and HUD’s Duds
Here are our editors' picks from today's roundup of investigative stories around the Web. Was there a story we missed? Please kee … more…
AIG Faces Hearing on Denial of Medical Claims by Contractors Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, announced today that a panel of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hear … more…
Pentagon’s IG to Examine AIG Insurance Provided to Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Defense Department's inspector general is preparing a possible audit to examine allegations that inadequate oversight by federal … more…
Senate Hearing on AIG Care for Contractors Injured in Iraq Postponed Until June
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Monday that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has postponed until … more…
Military Fails to Collect From AIG for Care to Injured Contractors
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has failed to bill American Insurance Group and other major insurance carriers for millions of dollars in … more…
February 08, 2010
Report: ‘No Strategic Value’ to Afghan Outpost Where 8 Died John Walcott and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy, February 08, 2010
February 01, 2010
America’s Secret Afghan Prisons Anand Gopal, The Nation, February 01, 2010
January 26, 2010
U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Concerns on Afghan War Plans Eric Schmitt, New York Times, January 26, 2010
Charged Blackwater contractors had checkered military pasts Mike Baker, AP, January 26, 2010
January 21, 2010
Number of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan Doubles Justin Elliott, TPMMuckraker, January 21, 2010
January 08, 2010
U.S. Military Probes Allegations of Detainee Abuse in Afghanistan Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, January 08, 2010
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