The Project on Government Oversight previously exposed allegations of contract deficiencies, understaffing, false statements, misrepresentation and bad behavior by some employees with the security contractor.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1209/POGO_ArmorGroup_loses_Kabul_embassy_contract.html#

…He is being forced out at a time when three of the supervisors responsible for allowing the misconduct at Camp Sullivan have been allowed to quietly resign and escape accountability…

http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/alerts/contract-oversight/co-gp-20090903.html

Sounds familiar, perhaps Tom Burgess needs to broaden the investigation to include all contractors supporting our troops.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/09/02/2050098.aspx

Ms Sparky’s Response:
That is such a good article I am posting it right here. If Tom Burgess is involved I believe the investigation is in good hands.

State Dept to review Kabul Embassy
Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:30 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC’s Libby Leist

NBC News has learned that the State Department Inspector’s General office will be sending a team of more than a dozen inspectors to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in the coming weeks to conduct a “full inspection” of embassy operations, according to a spokesman for the Inspector General’s office.

The inspectors will “evaluate all aspects of the embassy and the mission,” spokesman Tom Burgess said.

State Department officials say the inspectors will be looking at the allegations against ArmorGroup revealed by a watchdog group yesterday as well as all embassy operations including diplomatic, consular and security activity.

The IG’s office has previously conducted inspections of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in 2004 and 2006 and officials insist that the ArmorGroup revelations did not trigger this latest inspection.

Separately, the State Department IG’s office has opened an investigation into the ArmorGroup contract. The Project on Government Oversight, or POGO, revealed explicit photos and videos yesterday of alleged hazing by ArmorGroup guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and accused the company of failure to provide proper equipment to protect the embassy, overworked guards, guard shortages, a lack of English-speaking guards, bringing prostitutes on base and supervisors engaging in missions they are not trained for.

POGO’s report faults the State Department for “grossly deficient” oversight and management of security contractors hired to protect the embassy in Kabul and it warns of “a significant threat to the security of the Embassy and its personnel” because of the contractor problems.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
What you’ve never seen naked KBR guys dancing around a fire drinking God only knows what at your camp? Hmmm You KBR people have no sense of humor today!

Obviously, you dont know many companies banned camera phones on their premises, for example; Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes ect which have sensitive or propietary patented equipment. The military banned camera phones, The Goverment banned camera phones, The Fed Banned camera phones…may i continue? Apply the same to everyone and KBR looks like every other company out there.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
You have the sense of humor of a door knob!!

I guess KBR Managers were concerned their short comings would be exposed!!

(OMG that was hard to type with a straight face)