Monday, June 01, 2009

State Auditor: Top generals double-dipped for years |

SNews for Houston, Texas

Learn ins and outs of military contracting

FayObserver.com

The Million Dollar Washers

Homeland Stupidity

Outrageous: Baghdad Boondoggle |

Readers Digest

$15 billion in Pentagon payments to contractors cannot be accounted for

Niles Michigan

Audit: Surplus military equipment mishandled

Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/20/2009

"Halliburton's Army"

Nonfiction review: "Halliburton's Army" - Bookmarks Literary Blog

Military Spending

New Times SLO

Nerve agent may be missing

Deseret News

New facility will rack up debt

Northern Neck News

Corporate greed at center of nation's economic woes - Opinions | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news

Mid-Columbia news

Iraq Deal Dead, Blackwater Now Faces A’stan Scrutiny | Danger Room

Danger Room

Audits: Afghan aid lacks accountability - USATODAY.com

USATODAY.com

Lynn's Pentagon practices scrutinized - Jen DiMascio and Manu Raju - Politico.com

Politico.com

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Can the Pentagon do Hope and Change?

Huffington Post

With Lobbying Rules Waived, Lynn’s Earlier Pentagon Tenure Now at Issue

CQ Politics

Pentagon spends madly

Casper Star-Tribune

Murtha Vows to Help Pentagon Comptroller to Curb Lobbying by Services

CQ Politics

Court finds Pentagon violated veteran hiring preferences

FederalTimes.com

Army's Criminal Investigation Command's Major Procurement Fraud Unit

Media-Newswire.com

The Pentagon's PR Slush Fund

Counter Punch

More military waste

Worcester Telegram and Gazette

FBI encouraged agents posted in Iraq from 2003 through 2007 to improperly claim overtime pay

Think Progress

America Scams You:

Center for Media and Democracy

U.S. Probe Says Iraq Reconstruction Effort Marred By Vast Waste

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Audit finds Navy storing $7.5b in unneeded parts - T

The Boston Globe

Hot Docs: Putting a Price Tag on the War on Terrorism, the Internet's Future

US News and World Report

Audit finds military support program badly managed

WJHG-TV

IG's Report Highlights 'Material Weaknesses,' Financial Mismanagement at the Pentagon

Washingtonpost.com

Problems with America Supports You

Navy Times

Pentagon Misspent Funds Aimed at Supporting Troops, Audit Finds

Bloomberg.com

McCain’s Phony Performance

Democratic Underground

Turning a Blind Eye: Sununu's History on Bush Administration Spending

New Hampshire Politics News

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Photos Show the Brass and Troops are Worlds of Class Apart

Project On Government Oversight

Editorial - I’m Comfortable. How About You? - Editorial - NYTimes.com

NYTimes.com

Criticism over luxury capsules

VCNN.com

Terrorism Funds May Let Brass Fly in Style

washingtonpost.com

Air Force Brass Get Luxury In-Flight Seats on Taxpayer's Dime

AlterNet

KBR forces its towels on U.S. troops.

Think Progress

Friday, July 25, 2008

Allegations Substantiated - GAO

Report to Congress

Contractors improperly influenced Defense audits, GAO finds

GovernmentExecutive.com

Billions of Waste Uncovered at DoD

CFO.com

Latest Grade for Government Financials? F-plus

CFO.com

Global Audit Oversight: A Matter of Trust

CFO.com

GAO: Defense Dept. Auditors Too Cozy with Contractors

CFO.com

Report: Pentagon auditors pressured to 'skew' reports on military contractor's work

USATODAY.com

GAO says auditors pressured on Pentagon contracts

Forbes.com

Pentagon agency faulted for jeopardizing ID data |

Reuters

Pentagon audits changed to favor contractors -GAO |

Reuters

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Costly Weapon-Detection Plans Are in Disarray, Investigators Say

Washington Post

Investigators find abuse in gov't contract program

Associated Press

Thousands of veterans may have been denied payments, Kucinich report says

The Plain Dealer

Wasteful Weapons and the Politicians Who Love Them

AlterNet

Obama says Pentagon contracting process needs audit

Reuters

Army official: Ousting was over challenge of KBR billing

FederalTimes

Whistleblower says Pentagon putting KBR over soldiers

Houston Chronicle

Pentagon to reopen bidding on Air Force tanker

Earth Times

The Commission on War Time Contracting - Chronology

US House of Representatives

Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers

The Nation

Commission on War Time Contracting

Senator Jim Webb/ Virginia

Iraq Reconstruction Corruption

The Nation

GAO says Pentagon failing to commit weapon funds

Forbes.com

MCCAIN SCRATCHES CONTRACTOR BACKS

The American Prospect

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Darpa Slams 'No Accountability' Pentagon Money Men

Wired.com

All Doughnuts Lead to the Pentagon

CommonDreams.org

Defense Acquisitions

GAO

Pentagon overspent budget by $295 billion

csmonitor.com

Congress's spending goes unchecked, with more likely | csmonitor.com

csmonitor.com

The unbelievable cost of US wars

Gulfnews

U.S. Funding to Pakistan Plagued With Problems, GAO Report Says

washingtonpost.com

US lawmakers shocked at Pakistan getting $ 5.6 bn without oversight

Thaindian News

Army Contracting Generally a Mess

The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

White House Shoots Down Army’s Effort To Increase Oversight Of Defense Contractors

Think Progress

Pentagon Audit Finds $15 Billion in Iraq Funds Unaccounted For | War on Iraq |

AlterNet

Investigation Update: Three Days In Rome

Mother Jones

Munitions Supplier, His Company and Others Indicted For Lying to Army on Government Munitions Contract

FOXBusiness.com

Literally, Too Many Problems to Track

washingtonindependent.com

Fun House Accounting at the Pentagon

Hawaii Reporter

Action Tougher Than Oversight

washingtonindependent.com

Ex-Army official says fired over KBR audit

UPI.com

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Halliburton's Questioned and Unsupported Costs in Iraq Exceed $1.4 Billion

US House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform, Minority Staff

Hurricane Relief Effort Costs on the Navy Construction Capabilities Contract

Inspector General - Us department of Defense

Audit faults KBR's charges to Navy after Katrina | Chron.com

Houston Chronicle

New US military contractor overbilling scandal in Iraq looms

AFP

Halliburton, KBR And More Questions - Government Inc.

Washington Post

GAO upholds Boeing's protest of Air Force tanker contract award to Northrop

Los Angeles Times

After $6B, Where's an Afghan Cop When You Need One?

ABC News

Audit cites lack of planning for Afghan security

The Associated Press