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Quick Picks: Blackwater Shots and Workers’ Comp

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - April 2, 2009 10:11 am EDT

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

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - April 1, 2009 11:13 am EDT

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

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - January 5, 2009 10:46 am EDT

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

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - December 12, 2008 3:11 pm EDT

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

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - December 5, 2008 1:47 pm EDT

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)

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - December 4, 2008 4:06 pm EDT

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

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - November 21, 2008 12:38 pm EDT

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

by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica - October 24, 2008 8:45 am EDT

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

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 18, 2008 11:31 am EDT

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

by Matthew Schwarzfeld, ProPublica - August 15, 2008 1:04 pm EDT

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

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 12, 2008 11:06 am EDT

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

by Matthew Schwarzfeld, ProPublica - July 30, 2008 3:22 pm EDT

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

by Matt Townsend, ProPublica - July 18, 2008 2:53 pm EDT

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

by Matthew Schwarzfeld, ProPublica - July 18, 2008 9:06 am EDT

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

by Matthew Schwarzfeld, ProPublica - July 14, 2008 11:04 am EDT

July 14: This post has been corrected.

Private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide has been among the most controversial con … more

Coming This Week…

by Matt Townsend, ProPublica - July 7, 2008 2:26 pm EDT

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

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Breaking on the Web: Military Contractor Abuse Scandal

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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