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Audit: US Fails In Tracking Cost of Iraq Contractors

The U.S. has spent about $6 billion on private security contractors and related services in Iraq, although the real tally remains unknown because the government has failed to track security costs, according to an audit from Iraq released Thursday.

Since the war began, the U.S has hired some 77 private security firms to provide armed guards to protect U.S. and Iraqi government officials, supplies and buildings in the middle of the war zone, said the audit by the Special Inspector General for the Reconstruction of Iraq.

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In Rebuke to Military, Jury Sentences Hamdan to Mostly Time-Served

A day after clearing Salim Hamdan of the most serious charges against him, a military jury today sentenced Hamdan to 66 months. … more…

Pressure Grows to Overturn VA Voter Registration Ban

Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced legislation to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to overturn a ban on … more…

Report Faults Military for Handling of Sexual Assaults

There are serious problems in the way the Department of Defense is handling sexual assaults, according to a preliminary report (PDF) by … more…

U.S. Military Deaths in Major Wars

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Yesterday, we created a graphic -- based on a Congressional Research Service study -- … more…

Cost of U.S. Wars

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The non-partisan Congressional Research Service last week published a study (PDF) … more…

VA’s Voter Registration Ban Faces More Opposition

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision earlier this year to ban all voter registration drives at VA facilities has received growing … more…

VA’s Disjointed Accounting System Likely Misses Out on Billions

The Department of Veterans Affairs covers care connected to military service, but if a veteran has private health insurance that can pay … 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 … more…

SEC: Bomb Detector—Bought by Military—Was Front for Scam

Last year, while working at The Dallas Morning News, a colleague and I wrote a story about a purported explosives detection device called … more…