The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History →
Dealings between KBR and the Army have gotten “very nasty” as the two try to close out the largest government services contract in U.S. history, according to an article in Federal Times.
“Many in our government, even some surprisingly senior officials you think would know better, seem to believe that an inspector general should be their partner — or, more correctly, their silent partner,” he said. “In their opinion, my reports should be slipped in a sealed envelope in the dead of night under the door — never to see the light of day — because those reports could embarrass the administration, embarrass President Karzai, embarrass Afghanistan.”
John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Read more about how the government is trying to silence his reports.
Senators urge Army to halt contracts to companies with ties to terrorists →
That seems like a no-brainer.
(Source: thehill.com)
“Between 2007 and 2012, the report said, the U.S. government did not have a reliable way of verifying that its Afghan providers were not buying from Iran as they supplied fuel worth nearly $1.1 billion to the Afghan army.”
From a Washington Post article about how the U.S. may have accidentally bought fuel from Iran, which would violate our own sanctions.
Anyone else think that is ridiculous?
Read about the amendment that aims to end ever-increasing taxpayer-funded contractor compensation.
Budget analysis costs nearly 3 times as much when done by a contractor as compared to a federal employee.
Top Fed Pay: $200K. President's Salary: $400K. Contractor Executive Compensation $730,029 →
The cap for executive compensation for contractor was raised 10 percent this year, even though some Senators and the administration have been trying to lower it. Read more at Federal Times.
