I love it when readers and fellow bloggers send me links to interesting sites. Go check out these sites and leave comments on the blogs. Bloggers just love comments.
Burn Pits Action Center – This website was launched as the central information clearinghouse for burn pits with assistance from the office of Congressman Tim Bishop, Kerry Baker from the Disabled American Veterans and Kelly Kennedy from Army Times.
War Mules – This website just launched and is a place to discuss the issues of the modern day war mule… “the civilian contractor”.
‘I believe that every soldier who has anything to do with horse or mule has come to love them for what they are and the grand work they have done and are doing in and out of the death zones.’ Captain Sidney Galtrey, autumn 1918
Like contractors they stumbled through the hell of no-man’s land, in the mud, rain and terror of the trenches they supplied their comrades with food, water and ammunition, even though they themselves were starved, sodden and spent. They died in their thousands.
Like the contractors they were the backbone of our military.
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight – The committee is asking for your opinion. You can vote on my opinions and those of others. You can bet I’ve already been there. You need a free Google account. Click HERE for that.
What hearings would you like to see? What contract or program needs additional oversight? What laws, regulations, and policies need to be changed?
I’ll need all the suggestions and support I can get — I’ll draw heavily on your input as we move forward toward a system that better serves the government and the taxpayer.
- Senator Claire McCaskill
The War Comes Home - Our government’s failure to take care of its War Casualties and the lives left hanging in the balance.
Catbird Scout – A gifted writer who is finishing her first book. I can’t wait.
When I awake this morning, awareness filtering into unconsciousness like cream into black coffee, my eyes seek the red light orientation of my clock. (Can’t you just smell the coffee!)
If you know of a great website or blog that needs to be talked about, send me an email and tell me about it.
Ms Sparky
