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America's Next Move in Afghanistan Must Be a Non-Military One

Michael Shank | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Defense Industry, Kabul, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Michael Shank, Nato, Pentagon, Foreign Aid, Contractors, National Solidarity Program, Rep Michael Honda, Taliban, Defense, Afghanistan, Development, Community Development Councils, Reconciliation, Afghanistan War, War in Afghanistan, War on Terror, Politics News
Michael Shank

The best way America can establish the infrastructure for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan is less through military means and more through improvements to quality of life and basic services.

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6 Tips for Selecting the Right Team of Professionals to Work in Your Home

Women & Co | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Women, Contractors, Home Renovation, Home Improvement, Money, Roofers, Plumber, Personal Finance, Home Depot, Electricians, Women News
Women & Co

Whether launching a new product at work or building the kitchen of your dreams, having the right people on your team to help you plan and execute is vital to success.

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10 Shady American Sectors

Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Better Business Bureau, Contractors, Auto Dealers, General Contractors, Business News, Roofing Contractors, Americas Shadiest Sectors, Used-Car-Dealers, Slidepollajax, Consumer Complaints, Business News

Worried that contractor you're hiring to re-do your kitchen floor might be shady? You're not alone. The Better Business Bureau received the most i...

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10 Green Building Questions To Ask Your Contractor

Earth911 | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Eco-Building, Contractors, Video, Green House, Green-Living, Rebuilding, Green Building, Green Contractors, Construction, Green Living, Sustainable Building, Eco-Construction, Remodeling, Green News

From Earth911's Alexis Petru: Planning a home improvement project this spring? Whether you’re simply painting a room or undertaking an entire...

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Fear and Loathing In the Pentagon Budget

Ben Freeman | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Contractors, Deficit, Fearmongering, Government Contracting, Budget, Defense Contractors, Defense Budget, Pentagon Budget, Politics News
Ben Freeman

Since President Obama released his FY2013 budget request on Monday, proponents of Pentagon waste and inefficiency have been working overtime.

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The PMSC Perils of Peacekeeping

David Isenberg | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Private Military Security Contractors, United Nations Peacekeeping Force, Un Contractors, Un Pmsc, Contractors, Security Contractors, Pmsc, United Nations, World News
David Isenberg

Private military and security contractors frequently assert that they are so effective that they should be used in United Nations peacekeeping operations. It is a contention that has received greater attention in recent years. But is it true?

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Ike's Nightmare

Derrick Crowe | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Eisenhower, Debt, Contractors, Lockheed Martin, Robert Stevens, Budget, War Profiteers, War, Militarism, Robert Greenwald, Deficit, Military Industrial Complex, Military, Spending, War Costs, Military-Industrial Complex, Derrick Crowe, Video, Brave New Foundation, "Military?Industrial Complex, Politics News
Derrick Crowe

Fifty-one years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued his final, prescient warning about the rising power of the military industrial complex. Eisenhower was right to be worried. We're living in his nightmare.

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Let's All Do the SIGOCO

David Isenberg | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Inspector General, Private Military Security Contractors, Iraq, Afghanistan War, Contractors, Iraq War, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Business News
David Isenberg

Boiled down to a single question, the issue is whether taxpayers are getting their money's worth when the government uses private military and security contractors.

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The Plain-Clothed Service Members Among Us

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Contractors, 7th MPAD, Service Members, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Injuries, Civilians Working in War Zones, Civilians Working in Afghanistan, Tanangachi Mfuni, C Company, Bagram Air Field, Louis Posada, Deployed Civilians, 1st Battalion, Khowst Province, Soldiers, Tana Mfuni, Injured or Killed Contractors, Defense of Freedom Medal, Afghanistan, 26th Infantry Regiment, Baf, Impact News
SGT Tanangachi Mfuni

There are so many civilians who deploy alongside us, who wear bulletproof vests, sometimes carry weapons and run for cover when the mortars hit, who may never be thanked for their service, simply because they don't wear the same uniform we do.

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A Logistics Nightmare

Erin Fitzgerald | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Host Nation Trucking, Afghanistan, Northern Distribution Network, Contractors, Central Asia, Afghan War, Logisitics, World News
Erin Fitzgerald

Critical to any military mission is the ability to provide logistics support throughout the theater of operations. In Afghanistan, the salience of transporting materiel is compounded by the sensitivity of the region.

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The War Industry: Bad Job Creators, Bad Bosses, Bad Stewards of Tax Dollars

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Aerospace Industries Association, Contractors, Brave New Foundation, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Dyncorp, Project on Government Oversight, War Profiteers, Jobs, Pogo, Misconduct, War Profiteering, Labor, Military, Unemployment, War Costs, Itt, Secont to None, Business News
Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe

As budget cuts come to the fore, military contractors will undoubtedly try to obscure the fact that every $1 billion of military spending costs anywhere between 3,200 and 11,700 jobs or more when compared to other ways of spending the money.

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When 'Decision Fatigue' Frazzles Your Small Business Brain

Karen Leland | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Contractors, Teamwork, Small Business, Expertise, Decision-Making, Small Business Owners, Decision Fatigue, Small Business Employees, Small Business Brain, Small Business Hiring, Small Business News
Karen Leland

Faced with the daily task of deciding everything -- from what social media buttons should be above the fold on our home web page to who we should invite to the Friday meeting -- there are some ways we small business owners can maximize our power to choose while protecting our brain's much-needed mojo.

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9 iPad Apps Changing Business

24/7 Wall St. | Michael A. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Laptops, Contractors, Lawyers, Apple, Pc, Doctors, Business, Tablet Computing, Ipad, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: It was not long ago that computers revolutionized the way people do business across the world, fully changing the way that people ...

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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Jobs

Andy Kroll | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Washington DC, Jobs, Unemployment, District of Columbia, African Americans, Contractors, Civil Rights, Bv-Money, Black Unemployment, Business News
Andy Kroll

D.C.'s divide is America's writ large. Nationwide, the unemployment rate for black workers is almost double the rate for the rest of the population.

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The Myth of "Rightsizing" the Federal Workforce

Steve Ressler | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Contractors, Jobs, Downsizing, Federal Government, Rightsizing, Layoffs, Retirement, Budget, Politics News
Steve Ressler

President Ronald Reagan was no fan of big government. But would the man who famously said, "As government expands, liberty contracts," agree with the latest efforts to contract the federal government?

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Darrell Issa's Latest Investigation: The Threats of Government Transparency

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Transparency, Contractors, White House, Executive Order, Darrell Issa, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, DISCLOSE Act, Campaign Finance, Corporate Influence, Citizens United, Politics News
Michael B. Keegan

At the start of the 112th Congress, Issa started the House Transparency Caucus. But curiously, since then he hasn't actually shown any interest in promoting government transparency or accountability.

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The Uncounted Contractor Casualties

David Isenberg | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Private Military Security Contractors, Contractors, Defense, Military, Private Contractors, Afghanistan, War, Military Contacting, Iraq, Military Contractors, Business News
David Isenberg

In the last two-to-three years, contractors have increasingly absorbed the most significant cost of our military actions. And contractor casualties are unlikely to decrease.

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When Is It Best To Hire A Contractor?

Donna Fenn | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Contractors, Small Business America, Small Business, Employees, Young Entrepreneurs, Hiring, Startups, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, Payroll, Entrepreneurship, Young Entrepreneur Council, Business News
Donna Fenn

When is it better to work with contractors rather than hire employees?

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Dan Froomkin

Report: Wartime Contractors Waste, Steal Tens Of Billions -- Then Come Back For More

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wartime Contractors, Contractors, Contractor Fraud, Commission on Wartime Contracting, War Contractors, Chris Shays, World News

WASHINGTON -- The chairmen of the bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting decried on Monday a federal system that has allowed contractors in Iraq...

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DSS Director: Defense Security Service "Remiss" in "Fundamental Oversight Responsibilities"

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Defense Contractors, Contractors, Department of Defense, Military Contractors, Classified Information, Politics News
Project On Government Oversight

Cross-posted on POGO's blog By Nick Schwellenbach "We have been remiss in our fundamental oversight responsibilities to the Department and the U.S. G...

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Afghan Taxman Targets U.S. Contractors

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Taxes, Contractors, Tax Exemptions, Private Contractors, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, World News

Afghanistan's government is on course for conflict over plans to tax foreign contractors operating in the country. The New York Times reports that t...

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Boeing Contract $1 Billion Waste

Larry Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boeing, Contractors, Federal Workers, Defense and Homeland Security, Federal Employees, Cnn, President Obama, Politics News
Larry Hirsch

I was just watching a CNN story about Boeing contract to build a virtual fence at the Texas Border. Over $1 Billion of Federal Money has been paid on ...

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Arnold Fields, Afghanistan Reconstruction Watchdog, BLASTED By Congress

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contractors, Afghanistan, Afghan, Rebuilding, Arnold Fields, Contracts, Inspector General, Tom Coburn, Fraud, Claire McCaskill, Sigar, Chuck Grassley, Ig, Waste, Tommy Vietor, Corruption, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. official charged with combating corruption in the multibillion-dollar effort to rebuild Afghanistan failed Thursday to con...

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U.S. To Tolerate Afghan Corruption In Latest War Strategy

Washington Post | Greg Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Contractors, Afghanistan, Fbi, Obama, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Afghan War, Fraud, Kandahar, Insurgency, Military Spending, United States, Graft, Construction, Dea, Robert Gates, World News

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. commanders in southern Afghanistan are adopting a strategy that increasingly places the priority on fighting the Taliban ...

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Ex-Marine Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contractors, Marines, Mariam Steinbuch Bribery, Contractors Corruption, US Marines, Iraq, Bribery, Mariam Steinbuch, US Marines Bribery Scandal, Iraq Corruption, Marines Bribe, Mariam Steinbuch Marines, Iraq Contractors, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A former Marine has pleaded guilty to accepting a $25,000 bribe in exchange for awarding numerous contracts to a Lebanon-based comp...

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