Quick Picks: Blackwater Shots and Workers’ Comp
In 2005, four Blackwater guards in Iraq fired more than 70 shots at a car without justification, according to State Department invest … more…
Quick Picks: Contractor Fraud Findings and Fuzzy Unemployment Stats
Defense Department spending on contractors surged during the Bush administration, but Pentagon inspectors sent 76 percent fewer contr … 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…
This Week’s Scandals: Blago’s Bribes, Blackwater And More
Every week, we take stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch (see the right sidebar). Here is … more…
This Week in Scandals
Every week, we take stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch (see the right sidebar). Here is … more…
KBR Under Fire—Again (and Again)
It’s been a rough couple of days for KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary and largest contractor in Iraq.
Yesterday, McClatchy re … more…
This Week in Scandals
Every week, we take stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch (see the right sidebar). Here is h … more…
Iraqi Army Headcount Still Unclear Despite Millions Paid to Private Contractor
On any given day in Iraq, about 140,000 Iraqi soldiers are on duty. But some 1,000 are in jail, 2,000 are in the hospital or recupera … more…
Prosecutors May Charge Blackwater Guards
Last Friday, we reported that legislation has been languishing to make State Department security contractors more accountable. But y … more…
Security Contractors in Iraq Remain Outside the Law
Nearing the one-year anniversary of the shooting incident involving Blackwater guards at Baghdad's Nisour Square, State Department se … more…
$100 Billion to Contractors in Iraq
Sometimes a number best tells the story. Especially if the story is simply that the U.S. has dropped a ton of money on contractors in … more…
Waxman’s Strategy for Undoing Blackwater
Blackwater Worldwide may have misrepresented its size to obtain small business contracts, the House oversight committee announced on … 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…
The Candidates’ Positions on Private Security Contractors
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have both criticized private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, while they've also a … more…
How One Mid-Size Paper Took On Blackwater
July 14: This post has been corrected.
Private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide has been among the most controversial con … more…
Coming This Week…
Every Monday we'll be posting a list of the week's upcoming events that we find interesting. Our first installment includes toxic tra … more…
July 01, 2009
Ex-Employee Says Lockheed F-22 Coatings Defective Lewis Page, The Register, July 01, 2009
June 10, 2009
Oversight of War Contractors Lacking Robert O'Harrow Jr. , Washington Post, June 10, 2009
June 03, 2009
Pentagon Paid $2.7 Billion to Unnamed Contractors Michael Fabey, Aviation Week, June 03, 2009
May 22, 2009
KBR Got Bonuses For Work That Killed Soldiers Jeremy Scahill, The Nation, May 22, 2009
May 13, 2009
U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Cite Shortage of Drinking Water Jeremy Rogalski, KHOU Houston, May 13, 2009
May 11, 2009
Defense Contractor Cited Uncle Murtha to Boost Biz Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post, May 11, 2009
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