Coburn Questions Stimulus Contracts to Suspended Contractors
Region: Oklahoma
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has sent a letter [1] (PDF) to Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking why contractors under criminal investigation were able to obtain millions of dollars in work from the federal stimulus program.... more
Views: 1858Civilian Contractor Toll in Iraq and Afghanistan Ignored by Defense Dept.
Region: AfghanistanAn Afghan policeman walks past a vehicle that had carried U.S. civilian contractors, after it was targeted by a suicide bomber in the Logar province. (Farzana Wahidy/AFP/Getty Images/January 2007 file photo) As the war ... more
Views: 1803Pentagon Study Proposes Overhaul of Defense Base Act to Cover Care for Injured Contractors
Region: United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress could save as much as $250 million a year through a sweeping overhaul of the controversial U.S. system to care for civilian contractors injured in war zones, according to a new Pentagon st... more
Views: 1503Cheers for Clinton, Obama; Boos for McCain at Building Trades Meeting
Region: United States
by Mike Hall The 3,000-plus union leaders and activists at the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) National Legislative Conference had plenty to cheer about when Democratic presidential candidates ... more
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