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Gov’t Wrongly Labels Some Stimulus Recipients ‘Losers’

Weeks Marine won a $5 million stimulus contract to dredge the Mississippi River Delta in Plaquemines Parish, La. The … more…

The Other Victims of Battlefield Stress; Defense Contractors’ Mental Health Neglected

This story was also published in The Daily Beast.

REDDING, Calif. — Wade Dill does not figure into the toll of war dead. An extermi … more…

War Contractors Receive Defense of Freedom Medal for Injuries, But Attract Little Notice

Falls Church, Va. -- A former sheriff's deputy from South Dakota named Tate Mallory got a medal for service to his country on Wednesd … more…

Our New List of Stimulus Investigations

Feb. 17: This post has been corrected.

With the anniversary of the stimulus upon us, politicians are likely to bombard us with … more…

U.S. Private Security Firms Head to Haiti

This is one of our editors' picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere.

Just days after Haiti was devastated by a p … more…

Washington to Reduce Funding for U.S. Contractors in Pakistan

The U.S. government will reduce the amount of money it spends on American contractors and nongovernmental organizations working in Pa … more…

Foreign Interpreters Hurt in Battle Find U.S. Insurance Benefits Wanting

This story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times.

After the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the U.S. military discovered tha … more…

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…

For AIG’s Man in Jordan, War Becomes a Business Opportunity

AMMAN, Jordan—For Emad Hatabah, the war in Iraq became a business opportunity.

As AIG's chief representative in Jordan, he was resp … more…

Blinded From a Sniper Bullet and Shortchanged by the System

PHOENIX, Ariz. – While Iraqi interpreters served directly with U.S. troops, hundreds of other Iraqis have been injured or killed whil … more…

Injured Abroad, Neglected at Home: Labor Dept. Slow to Help War Zone Contractors

This story was co-published with Salon.

WASHINGTON–In her first public address after taking office, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis … more…

Coburn Questions Stimulus Contracts to Suspended Contractors

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has sent a letter (PDF) to Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking why contractors under criminal … more…

Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation

The Department of Defense awarded nearly $30 million in stimulus contracts to six companies while they were under federal … more…

Stimulus Database: See Which Contractors Are Cashing In

More than 1,900 companies or branches of companies have been awarded stimulus transportation contracts around the country, with … more…

Would a Stimulus by Any Other Name Smell More Sweet?

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

The White House is plowing ahead with a second stimulus, reports Time magazine’s Michael … more…

Contractors in Iraq Are Hidden Casualties of War

This story was published in the Los Angeles Times on Oct. 6, 2009.

Reporting from Central Point, Ore. – A nurse rocked him aw … more…

Former Iraq Security Contractors Say Firm Bought Black Market Weapons, Swapped Booze for Rockets

Last spring, the U.S. diplomatic mission in Iraq got a makeover, replacing the scandal-plagued Blackwater private security company … more…

Call for Fixed-Price Stimulus Contracts Lost on Federal Agencies

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

More than half of all stimulus contracts awarded so far are “cost-type” contracts, even … more…

Sometimes It’s Not Your War, But You Sacrifice Anyway

This story was first published in The Washington Post.

To outsource the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has turned … more…

The Stimulus Debate Gets Kinky

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

Large government contractors are getting a disproportionate share of stimulus funding, … more…