Labor Dept., Congress Plan Improvements to System to Care for Injured War Contractors
The Labor Department has launched a series of changes to improve the controversial federal system designed to provide medical care an … 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…
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…
News Analysis: Broad Agreement That Workers’ Comp Program for War-Zone Workers Needs Fixing
Congressional hearings generally follow a script. Lawmakers publicly vent their outrage, administration officials offer plausible … more…
In One Filipino Town, Workers Injured in Iraq Depend on the Kindness of AIG
LUTOPAN, Philippines — To see the disparities in the U.S. system for taking care of civilian workers wounded in war zones, you need g … 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…
The Defense Base Act System: A Patchwork Program
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