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…
AIG Faces Inquiry Over Medical Care for U.S. Contractors
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Reporting from Washington -- A senior member of the Hou … more…
‘Forgotten Warriors’: Explanation of Analysis
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The Los Angeles Times and ProPublica spent more than 18 months examining the hidden world of civilian c … more…
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effor … more…
The Defense Base Act System: A Patchwork Program
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In 1940, the United States began constructing and expanding military bases overseas in preparation for th … more…
Contractors Wounded in War Return Home to Fight AIG and Other Insurers
As ABC News is reporting, we are about to publish a major investigation detailing how U.S. contractors wounded in Iraq and Afghanista … more…
U.S. Medical Personnel and Interrogations: What Do We Know? What Don’t We Know?
This week's posting of a confidential International Committee of the Red Cross report (PDF) about the treatment of 14 "high value det … more…
Chart: Obama Tracks Bush on National Security Cases
In a half-dozen national security lawsuits we've been following, the Obama administration has so far largely stuck by the positions t … more…
Obama Administration on Detention Policy: What He Said
The Washington judge charged with deciding whether four detainees in Afghanistan can have their day in court gave the Obama administr … more…
Pentagon Keeps Mum on Who’s at Bagram
An untold portion of the 600 detainees at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan were captured outside the country while engaged in peaceful … more…
This Year in Scandals: Contractors Behaving Badly
The Pentagon was repeatedly rebuked in 2008 for lax oversight of its contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, drawing accusations of goug … more…
State Dept. Official: Trying to Confirm Son’s Identity, Citizenship
What happens when an 11-year-old U.S. citizen is held by Afghanistan's intelligence service? According to the U.S. State Department, … more…
Military Has Program Similar to Rendition
Rendition has long been one of the most controversial aspects of the U.S.'s counterterrorism fight. At least four dozen terror suspec … more…
Mystery Surrounds Case of Terror Suspect
As U.S. and Pakistani officials sort through the confusion following Aafia Siddiqui's transfer to New York after being charged with … more…
Abuse Could Be Detailed in 2nd Gitmo Trial
The U.S.'s first war crimes tribunal since World War II is now history, with quite mixed results for the government. As Carol Rosenb … more…
U.S. Military Deaths in Major Wars
Yesterday, we created a graphic -- based on a Congressional Research Service study -- showing the cost of every major U.S. war. … more…
Cost of U.S. Wars
The non-partisan Congressional Research Service last week published a study (PDF) calculating the cost of every major U.S. war, " … more…
E-mails Detail Human Cost of Shoddy Electrical Work at U.S. Bases
This morning, The New York Times revealed “internal Army documents” showing how faulty electrical work by contractor KBR at military … more…
March 05, 2010
As Afghan Contracting Surges, Who’s Following the Money? Christine Spolar, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, March 05, 2010
February 24, 2010
Blackwater Took Guns from U.S. Military, Afghan Police Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent, February 24, 2010
February 22, 2010
Probes Overlook McChrystal’s Role in Costly Afghan Battles Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy, February 22, 2010
February 18, 2010
Officers Blamed in Afghan Ambush That Killed 5 U.S. Troops Jonathan Landay, McClatchy, February 18, 2010
February 12, 2010
U.S.-Funded Afghan Power Plant Accused of Impropriety Marisa Taylor, McClatchy, February 12, 2010
February 08, 2010
Report: ‘No Strategic Value’ to Afghan Outpost Where 8 Died John Walcott and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy, February 08, 2010
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