Shay D. Assad, Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
In a memorandum dated December 14, 2009, Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Shay D. Assad has directed a Class Deviation be effective immediately. (click HERE for memo)
This Class Deviation, Additional Contractor Requirements and Responsibilities Related to Alleged Crimes By or Against Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan provides a new clause that basically says:
- All DoD contractors must report ALL crimes committed by contractor employees.
- All DoD contractors must report ALL crimes committed against contractor employees.
- All DoD contractors must train their employees on how and where to report a crime.
- All DoD Contractors must train their employees on where to seek victim and witness protection and victim assistance. (click HERE for UCMJ Chapter 47 Title 10)
All future contracts are to contain this clause and all current contracts are to be modified to the extent practical.
Let me tell you Ms Sparky’s version of what that means.
KBR and other DoD contractors can no longer legally protect their Thailand brothel owning managers.
KBR and other DoD contractors can no longer legally protect any manager or managers’ buddies who have committed a crime against an employee such as assault or TIPs violations. Now, hopefully all an employee will have to do is contact the MP’s.
It appears the Uniform Code of Military Justice covers threats, intimidation, coercion, harassment and discrimination (click HERE) If that’s true…KBR is DONE! They couldn’t manage a McDonald’s Playland without those sharply hone management skills!
I would be a liar to say I wasn’t thrilled to see these changes in DoD Procurement policy. I would like to see this expanded to ALL DoD contractors. Some employees are really having problems with some contractors such as CSA in Kuwait.
Ms Sparky
Looks good on paper but we all know that KBR will just say that the policy is already in place. They will tell DoD that all personnel are told to report crimes to the KBR Security Dept who in turn is supposed to report the crimes to DoD/DoJ. We all know that this is just lip service and nothing will change unless the DoD actually puts MP’s in the KBR “Man Camps”,and in the KBR Security offices so that personnel will know that if they report a crime something might actually be done about it without the fear of losing their job.
Exactly! But something has to be done with contractors gone wild! It gives the DoD a black eye! And yourselves you stupid idiots! Shape up! Working over there to support Enduring Freedom is not some block party B-BQS!
It was my understanding that HR was the entity to go to regarding stuff like that.We all know that they have more Mission Critical Issues to tackle like hassling all the ‘new fish’ over hats and lanyards….