http://mssparky.com Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mssparky.com/2012/05/taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-kbr-attorneys-at-750-per-hour-plus-other-outrageous-perks/ http://mssparky.com/2012/05/taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-kbr-attorneys-at-750-per-hour-plus-other-outrageous-perks/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=29646 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Wyden: KBR is Wasting Taxpayer Money While Avoiding Responsibility for Exposure of Oregon Guard to Toxic Chemicals Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Washington, D.C. – In a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on the DoD to investigate the excessive [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR Exposed Troops To At Least 7 Toxic Substances-says report
2. Anham LLC accused of outrageous overbilling in Iraq (Updated 7/31/2011)
3. Lawmakers Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Spencer Ackerman  @ Wired.com A bulldozer dumps a load of trash into a burn pit just 300 yards from the runway at Bagram Airfield, January 2012. An Army memo from 2011 found the burn pit is associated with “long-term” health effects on soldiers at Bagram. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
2. Military: Burn pits could cause long-term damage to troops
3. Burn pit data worthless, expert says

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis – (The Oregonian) – May 4, 2012 – Lawyers in the lawsuit filed by a set of Oregon National Guard soldiers against KBR Inc., the Houston-based military contractor, have filed dueling briefs following the soldiers’ assertion that KBR knowingly concealed a key document from [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers
2. Blackwater/XE: No Rules – No Limits – No Bail (Updated links 04-17-2010)
3. KBR stilling fighting Oregon National Guard Troops over Qarmat Ali exposures

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis - (The Oregonian) - April 10, 2012 – The suit brought by several dozen Oregon National Guard soldiers against military contractor KBR Inc. has been downsized by the federal judge hearing the case. In an effort to reduce the number of plaintiffs to a manageable number, U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers
2. KBR’s appeal rejected in Oregon National Guard case (updated)
3. Judge says Oregon National Guard can sue KBR in Oregon for exposing them to deadly toxins

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – April 5, 2012 – Lawyers representing U.S. soldiers poisoned at a water treatment plant in Iraq have presented strong evidence that contractor Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) knew personnel stationed there would be exposed to a carcinogenic chemical, according to The [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR knowingly exposes soldiers and employees to toxic poison (NBC video)
2. Senators propose registry for poisoned Iraq veterans
3. Ind. Soldiers sue(KBR) over chemical exposure in Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Post updated on 4-5-2012 with links to docs-see below Nigel Duara - (Associated Press AP) – PORTLAND, Ore. – April 4th, 2012 – A document uncovered by attorneys for soldiers sickened at an Iraqi water treatment plant shows a military contractor knew a deadly toxin was being stockpiled [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. US military investigates contractor work force (with docs-updated)
2. Ind. Soldiers sue(KBR) over chemical exposure in Iraq
3. KBR Knew About Chemical Before Exposure?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NEIL GORDON and JAKE WIENS – (POGO) – March 1, 2012 – Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have introduced the Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (S. 2139), a bill that will greatly enhance transparency, sustainability, and accountability in overseas contingency operation [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Senators vow to continue work of expiring wartime contracting panel
2. Commission on Wartime Contracting Aug 11, 2009 Hearing Videos
3. Wartime Contracting Commission releases final report to Congress

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Tish Kraft – (Courthouse News) – WASHINGTON – February 28, 2012 –  The Department of Defense may reduce or deny award fees to government contractors found to jeopardize the health or safety of government personnel, under an interim rule now adopted as final. This rule also [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR loses $84.7M in Award Fees for LOGCAP III in Iraq
2. DoD doles out taxpayer’s dough
3. KBR threatens Army with reduced support in Iraq

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" War profiteering has never been so profitable for the wrongdoer and so dangerous for our troops and the taxpayer.  Please sign my petition (SIGN HERE) More than 200 soldiers are suing KBR for knowingly exposing them to toxic chemicals in Iraq, whose effects started with nose bleeds [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. SIGAR needs “new blood” says Arnold Fields
2. If You Have That Kind Of Extra Money….Send It To Me!!!
3. Does KBR Make Money Off Dead Soldiers?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" After four years of fighting the good fight and spending countless hours at my computer documenting the rampant Fraud, Waste and Abuse of U.S. tax dollars in the hands of DoD contractors, I have submitted a petition on We the People. We the People was set [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Iraq: We Lost $1.2 Billion in Equipment Going in; How Much Will We Lose Getting Out?
2. Oh My God…..My Back!!
3. $40 Billion in Contracts Tied to Republican Security Advisers

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:20 PM     Updated: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:33 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian An unspecified number of the 34 Oregon National Guard soldiers suing contractor KBR Inc. over their exposure to sodium dichromate in Iraq will have their cases [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR wants to appeal Judge Papak’s decision on the Oregon National Guard case
2. Judge says Oregon National Guard can sue KBR in Oregon for exposing them to deadly toxins
3. KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis – (The Oregonian) – January 27, 2012 – Lawyers for defense contractor KBR Inc. asked a federal judge in Portland Friday to dismiss the suit brought by a group of Oregon National Guard soldiers who said the KBR knowingly exposed them to a carcinogenic [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit
2. Judge moves to streamline (Oregon National Guard) soldiers’ case against KBR
3. Halliburton argues that Oregon federal judge lacks jurisdiction over hexavalent chromium case

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – January 20, 2012 – Some things just seem to go together: day and night, bread and butter, Romeo and Juliet, Abbott and Costello, Crosby and Hope, Batman and Robin, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Cheech and Chong, Sonny and Cher, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. DynCorp, EEOC settle harassment, retaliation suit
2. EEOC sues DynCorp for hostile work environment in Iraq (Updated)
3. David Isenberg: KBR is Asking for It

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Let me get this straight, Judge Papak is allowing KBR to bill the soldiers and surviving family members for legal fees that the taxpayer is obligated to pay because the Pentagon, in their infinite wisdom, gave KBR an indemnity clause in their contract that covers their [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Judge dismisses Indiana soldiers’ Iraq suit
2. Judge to Seal Filings in KBR False Claims Suit
3. KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Indemnification clauses are nothing new in defense contracting. Many defense contractors  now have or have had in the past, contracts with the Pentagon containing indemnity provisions. These provisions potentially immunize the contractors from legal accountability for harm caused during the implementation of their contracts. Indemnification clauses [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. US Army recycling progam is destroying Iraq environment claim Iraqi’s
2. Myths, Misconduct and other news
3. Pentagon protects perverts and other news

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Blumenauer, Wyden, Schrader, Merkley Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process Thursday, 15 December 2011 17:57 Amendment A Legislative Response To Classified Immunity Deal For Contractor KBR That Exposed Oregon National Guardsmen To Toxic Chemicals In Iraq WASHINGTON – Today, Congress sent [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR’s Process For Returning Deceased Employees To The US
2. TSA Failed To Enforce Key Homeland Security Screening Process
3. The naked truth about transparency and other news…

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR, Oregon soldiers back in federal court over medical claims Friday By Mike Francis, The Oregonian Lawyers for military contractor KBR Inc. will ask a federal judge in Portland Friday to rule against a group of 34 Oregon Guard soldiers who say the contractor knowingly exposed [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Judge moves to streamline (Oregon National Guard) soldiers’ case against KBR
2. Judge says Oregon National Guard can sue KBR in Oregon for exposing them to deadly toxins
3. Oregon National Guard soldiers testify on toxic chemical exposure

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Group says federal report blaming them for soldiers’ exposure to carcinogen inaccurate Ry Rivard – (Charleston Daily Mail) – CHARLESTON, W.Va. – National defense contractor Kellogg, Brown & Root disputes some of the findings in a government report that faulted it for failing to properly safeguard [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR’s legacy to our MNF-I allies, cancer causing chemicals and fear
2. Army Completes Staff Sgt. Maseth Death Investigation-Findings inconclusive
3. Defense contractor Swiss Technology Inc. Consents to $1.1 Million in Restitution

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Report finds military, defense contractor failed to take action after troops exposed to carcinogen Ry Rivard – (Charleston Daily Mail)- CHARLESTON, W.Va. – October 25, 2011 – A recent report faults a national defense contractor and U.S. military officials for failing to comply with and enforce [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Senate DPC Hearing on Troop chemical exposure at Qarmat Ali
2. KBR stilling fighting Oregon National Guard Troops over Qarmat Ali exposures
3. Judge allows late documents but penalizes victims in Qarmat Ali suit againt KBR

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Isiah Carey -  (Fox Houston) –  HOUSTON – A former U.S. soldier has filed a civil lawsuit against a major military contractor claiming the Houston-based company ruined his health and military career. David Parr, a former service member from Ohio, served in the army in Afghanistan. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. IBEW Member And Mother of Soldiers Shares Concerns
2. T. Christian Miller – Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
3. Senate DPC schedules hearing on Burn Pit issues for Nov 6

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