Articles Tagged With 'Contractors'
Contractors in Iraq Are Hidden Casualties of War
Reggie Lane, a struggling truck driver, hired on for a good salary with a defense contractor, but a rocket-propelled grenade shattered his life.
Former Iraq Security Contractors Say Firm Bought Black Market Weapons, Swapped Booze for Rockets
Accusations against another major contractor, Triple Canopy, illustrate the chaos surrounding U.S. security efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Call for Fixed-Price Stimulus Contracts Lost on Federal Agencies
The government is taking more of the cost risk of stimulus projects than contractors are.
Sometimes It’s Not Your War, But You Sacrifice Anyway
Although low-paid foreign contract workers face many of the same risks soldiers do in Iraq and Afghanistan, they rarely are informed of their rights or even receive the care that has already been purchased by U.S. taxpayers.
The Stimulus Debate Gets Kinky
Some want more money for small businesses, and less for a certain movie house in San Francisco.
Company That Probes War Contractor Injuries for AIG Is Itself Under Scrutiny
The Labor Department is looking into whether a Maltese company misrepresented its employees as agents of the U.S. government.
Contractor Care May Figure in Obama’s Meeting With Filipino President
A senator in Manila presses for proper compensation of those injured or killed while working for the U.S. in war zones.
Questions for Hearing on Denial of Benefits to Civilian Contractors Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
What could lawmakers on the Domestic Policy panel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee address during a hearing on civilian contract workers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan?
