Ms Sparky » KBR http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 You’ll pay for that & other news http://mssparky.com/2012/01/youll-pay-for-that-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/youll-pay-for-that-other-news/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:09:25 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27450 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “When I served four years in the military, it wasn’t so that Bechtel, KBR, Halliburton and all the other corporations could make money and buy politicians to further drag out the war and create policies that support all that,” Bodell said. “I fought for the Constitution, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Pentagon persists in patronizing perps & other news
  2. That bird won’t fly and other news
  3. The spoils of sole sourcing & other news
]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/youll-pay-for-that-other-news/feed/ 0 U.S. Army protects KBR from willfull misconduct in Iraq http://mssparky.com/2011/12/u-s-army-protects-kbr-from-willfull-misconduct-in-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/u-s-army-protects-kbr-from-willfull-misconduct-in-iraq/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:12:05 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26847 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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. Lawmakers Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process
  2. Army veteran’s lawyer argues to reinstate KBR lawsuit
  3. Myths, Misconduct and other news
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/u-s-army-protects-kbr-from-willfull-misconduct-in-iraq/feed/ 0 Lawmakers Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process http://mssparky.com/2011/12/lawmakers-secure-provision-in-ndaa-to-bring-transparency-to-war-contracting-process/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/lawmakers-secure-provision-in-ndaa-to-bring-transparency-to-war-contracting-process/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:03:43 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26839 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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. The naked truth about transparency and other news…
  2. KBR’s Process For Returning Deceased Employees To The US
  3. Cozy and secure with contractors and other news
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/lawmakers-secure-provision-in-ndaa-to-bring-transparency-to-war-contracting-process/feed/ 0 Blackwater gets an even bigger makeover http://mssparky.com/2011/12/blackwater-gets-an-even-bigger-makeover/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/blackwater-gets-an-even-bigger-makeover/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:25:42 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26823 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Suzanne Kelly – (CNN) – December 11, 2011 – The company once known as the world’s most notorious private security contractor, Blackwater, is changing its name and its look once again in a bid to prove that it has outgrown its toxic reputation. Renaming the company [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Blackwater Gets ‘Too Big To Fail,’ Hires AIG Castoff
  2. The US Government will do business with anyone including Xe/Blackwater
  3. Blackwater/Xe smuggled weapons into Iraq in dog food containers and still gets USG contracts
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/blackwater-gets-an-even-bigger-makeover/feed/ 0 David Isenberg: Now Will You Do Something? http://mssparky.com/2011/11/david-isenberg-now-will-you-do-something/ http://mssparky.com/2011/11/david-isenberg-now-will-you-do-something/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:55:55 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26491 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – November 18, 2011 – Normally, I’m not one to go around saying “I told you so,” but (you knew a “but” was coming) I can’t help but point you to Document 172 (Sentencing Memo) of Case 5:09-cr-00154-VEH -PWG, United States [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. You Want Chicken Pox With That? by David Isenberg
  2. Former U.S. Army Major Eddie Pressley will be sentenced today (Updated)
  3. David Isenberg: Bad Pennies and Louis Berger Group
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/11/david-isenberg-now-will-you-do-something/feed/ 10 KBR Dodges Lawsuit by Electrocuted Marine http://mssparky.com/2011/10/kbr-dodges-lawsuit-by-electrocuted-marine/ http://mssparky.com/2011/10/kbr-dodges-lawsuit-by-electrocuted-marine/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:25:06 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25702 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KIM CALANTROPO - (Courthouse News) – RICHMOND, Va. – October 10, 2011 – A Marine who was electrocuted while trying to install a wiring box at the military base near Fallujah, Iraq, cannot pursue negligence claims against defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, the 4th Circuit ruled. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Another day another lawsuit filed against KBR
  2. Adam Hermanson of Triple Canopy Electrocuted In Shower In Iraq
  3. Northwest Arkansas Family Mourns Marine Killed in Afghanistan (Updated)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/10/kbr-dodges-lawsuit-by-electrocuted-marine/feed/ 0 Defense Department Inspector General says KBR and the military failed to respond quickly to health risks posed to Oregon soldiers http://mssparky.com/2011/09/defense-department-inspector-general-says-kbr-and-the-military-failed-to-respond-quickly-to-health-risks-posed-to-oregon-soldiers/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/defense-department-inspector-general-says-kbr-and-the-military-failed-to-respond-quickly-to-health-risks-posed-to-oregon-soldiers/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:24:28 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=25498 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …Minutes of a June 14-15 meeting between TF RIO, KBR, and Iraqi State Company for Oil Projects representatives noted that “chemical treatment should [be] selected based on widely available nontoxic commodity chemicals.” However, e-mails between KBR personnel in late June indicated a decision from corporate headquarters [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Oregon soldiers sue KBR for chemical exposures
  2. KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit
  3. KBR files motion to dismiss lawsuit filed by Oregon National Guard soldiers
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/09/defense-department-inspector-general-says-kbr-and-the-military-failed-to-respond-quickly-to-health-risks-posed-to-oregon-soldiers/feed/ 4 Foiled by FOIA and other news http://mssparky.com/2011/09/foiled-by-foia-and-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/foiled-by-foia-and-other-news/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:08:48 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25296 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Many western multinational companies have been indicted for paying bribes to Nigerian government officials to secure contracts running into billions of dollars. One of the high profile cases involved former US vice president, Dick Cheney. He was head of the American oilfield services company, Halliburton when [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. A few hundred million (tax dollars) amongst friends & other news
  2. The spoils of sole sourcing & other news
  3. The Pentagon’s “revolution” & other news
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/09/foiled-by-foia-and-other-news/feed/ 0 Iraq: We Lost $1.2 Billion in Equipment Going in; How Much Will We Lose Getting Out? http://mssparky.com/2011/09/iraq-we-lost-1-2-billion-in-equipment-going-in-how-much-will-we-lose-getting-out/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/iraq-we-lost-1-2-billion-in-equipment-going-in-how-much-will-we-lose-getting-out/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:39:51 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25291 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dina Rasor – (Truthout | Solutions) – September 21, 2011 – On December 31, 2011, the United States has committed to the government of Iraq that they will be removing their troops and contractor personnel. The US State Department will remain in a diplomatic role with [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR And Others Lose Immunity In Iraq
  2. Senate Investigates Counterfeit Parts in Military Equipment
  3. CENTCOM rewards KBR’s dismal LOGCAP performance with $3.8 billion MATOC Contract
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/09/iraq-we-lost-1-2-billion-in-equipment-going-in-how-much-will-we-lose-getting-out/feed/ 2 Tamimi, the unlucky “13th defendant” settles with the U.S. http://mssparky.com/2011/09/tamimi-the-unlucky-13th-defendant-settles-with-the-u-s/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/tamimi-the-unlucky-13th-defendant-settles-with-the-u-s/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:12:31 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25228 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Saudi Arabia-Based Tamimi Global Company to Pay U.S. $13 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Allegations of Kickbacks and Illegal Gratuities KBR Subcontractor Provided Dining Services in Iraq and Kuwait (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – September 16, 2011 – Saudi Arabia-based Tamimi Global Company Ltd (TAFGA) has [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Contractor settles False Claims at Ft. Bliss Army Base
  2. Vodka butt-shot contractor ArmorGroup settles with DoJ, how they will celebrate?
  3. Tamimi wins round one against mega giant KBR
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/09/tamimi-the-unlucky-13th-defendant-settles-with-the-u-s/feed/ 0 How private firms have cashed in on the climate of fear since 9/11 http://mssparky.com/2011/09/how-private-firms-have-cashed-in-on-the-climate-of-fear-since-911/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/how-private-firms-have-cashed-in-on-the-climate-of-fear-since-911/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:02:35 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25075 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The past ten years have seen the growth of a national security industrial complex that melds government and business Paul Harris  in New York – (Guardian UK) – September 5, 2011 – Charles Smith always enjoyed visiting US troops aboard. Though a civilian, he had worked [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
  2. Afghan presidential decree bans security firms
  3. KBR’s legacy to our MNF-I allies, cancer causing chemicals and fear
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/09/how-private-firms-have-cashed-in-on-the-climate-of-fear-since-911/feed/ 1 Fluor protests $500M BLS award to KBR in Iraq http://mssparky.com/2011/08/fluor-protests-500m-bls-award-to-kbr-in-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2011/08/fluor-protests-500m-bls-award-to-kbr-in-iraq/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:14:05 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=24658 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" On August 2 we reported: KBR Awarded $500M Base Life Support (BLS) for State Department in Iraq under LOGCAP IV. KBR was awarded the task order by the U.S. Army Contracting Command under its current Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract to execute the LOGCAP [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR Awarded $500M Base Life Support (BLS) for State Department in Iraq under LOGCAP IV (updated)
  2. Fluor Drops Protest of $500 Million KBR Iraq Support Contract
  3. Will Dyncorp and Fluor protest the CTP task order award for LOGCAP IV
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/08/fluor-protests-500m-bls-award-to-kbr-in-iraq/feed/ 18 Changes in store for KBR LOGCAP employees on new BLS Task Order http://mssparky.com/2011/08/changes-in-store-for-kbr-logcap-employees-on-new-bls-task-order/ http://mssparky.com/2011/08/changes-in-store-for-kbr-logcap-employees-on-new-bls-task-order/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:20:03 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=24185 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Apparently some very significant changes will be implemented on the new LOGCAP IV Task Order 4, BLS contract which will directly affect employees right in the wallet. Below is an email from KBR’s LOGCAP IV Principal Program Manager Mike Mayo. LOGCAP IV Program Management Office 4100 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Will Dyncorp and Fluor protest the CTP task order award for LOGCAP IV
  2. KBR awarded $2.3B LOGCAP IV task order in Iraq after poor performance evaluation (updated 02/28/2010)
  3. KBR Awarded LOGCAP IV Task Order for Bahrain
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/08/changes-in-store-for-kbr-logcap-employees-on-new-bls-task-order/feed/ 13 KBR Awarded $500M Base Life Support (BLS) for State Department in Iraq under LOGCAP IV (updated) http://mssparky.com/2011/08/kbr-awarded-base-life-support-bls-for-state-department-in-iraq-under-logcap-iv/ http://mssparky.com/2011/08/kbr-awarded-base-life-support-bls-for-state-department-in-iraq-under-logcap-iv/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:36:14 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=24087 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Updated: Here is the original solicitation on this Task Order. Below is the email from KBR’s LOGCAP Principal Program Manager, John Cusick announcing the award and KBR’s Press Release. —–Original Message—– From: William Gahlbeck on behalf of FDXBKBR – LOGCAP III HQ ME Sent: Tue 8/2/2011 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR awarded $2.3B LOGCAP IV task order in Iraq after poor performance evaluation (updated 02/28/2010)
  2. Fluor protests $500M BLS award to KBR in Iraq
  3. ITT awarded Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services (K-BOSSS)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/08/kbr-awarded-base-life-support-bls-for-state-department-in-iraq-under-logcap-iv/feed/ 19 How the DoD Allows Contractors to Grade Themselves and Write Their Own Contract Terms, Part II http://mssparky.com/2011/07/how-the-dod-allows-contractors-to-grade-themselves-and-write-their-own-contract-terms-part-ii/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/how-the-dod-allows-contractors-to-grade-themselves-and-write-their-own-contract-terms-part-ii/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:14:46 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23996 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Charles M. Smith – (Truthout | Solutions) – July 27, 2011 – In response to the high readership of last week’s column, I asked Charles Smith to go more in depth on the problem of conflict of interest in Department of Defense (DoD) contracting. He found [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Contractors and Government: Till Death Do Them Part
  2. Army’s LOGCAP contract is epic failure
  3. Sallyport Wins KBR LOGCAP Contract and Transitions in 60 Days
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/how-the-dod-allows-contractors-to-grade-themselves-and-write-their-own-contract-terms-part-ii/feed/ 1 KBR’s legacy to our MNF-I allies, cancer causing chemicals and fear http://mssparky.com/2011/07/kbrs-legacy-to-our-mnf-i-allies-cancer-causing-chemicals-and-fear/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/kbrs-legacy-to-our-mnf-i-allies-cancer-causing-chemicals-and-fear/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:38:27 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=23821 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Iraq veteran is cancer ‘timebomb’ Catherine Allen  – (Chad) – UK – July 21, 2011 – AN Iraq War veteran from Skegby has spoken of his fear he may develop cancer as a result of the deadly chemicals he was exposed to while serving in Basra. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Defense contractor KBR disputes findings on cancer-causing chemical
  2. Death & Denial – The KBR legacy lives on
  3. How private firms have cashed in on the climate of fear since 9/11
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/kbrs-legacy-to-our-mnf-i-allies-cancer-causing-chemicals-and-fear/feed/ 0 How Women Won the KBR Rape Case http://mssparky.com/2011/07/how-women-won-the-kbr-rape-case/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/how-women-won-the-kbr-rape-case/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:33:23 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23579 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Whatever the outcome of the Jamie Leigh Jones trial, victims of sexual assault may now get their days in court. Pema Levy – (The American Prospect) – July 11, 2011 – In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones went to work in Baghdad’s Green Zone for KBR, then [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Jury says “No rape, no fraud” in Jamie Leigh Jones Rape case against KBR
  2. KBR withdraws appeal in Jamie Jones rape case
  3. Appeal heard in rape case against Halliburton, KBR
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/how-women-won-the-kbr-rape-case/feed/ 29 Jury says “No rape, no fraud” in Jamie Leigh Jones Rape case against KBR http://mssparky.com/2011/07/jury-says-no-rape-no-fraud-in-jamie-leigh-jones-rape-case-against-kbr/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/jury-says-no-rape-no-fraud-in-jamie-leigh-jones-rape-case-against-kbr/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:54:48 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23499 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" by khou.com & The Associated Press Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:32 PM HOUSTON – A federal jury on Friday ruled that a woman who sued KBR over an alleged sexual assault in Iraq was not raped, and the company did not commit fraud. Jamie [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Jury deliberating Jamie Leigh Jones case against KBR
  2. Closing arguments set for today in Jamie Leigh Jones rape case
  3. Jamie Leigh Jones rape case against KBR/Halliburton begins today (Updated)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/jury-says-no-rape-no-fraud-in-jamie-leigh-jones-rape-case-against-kbr/feed/ 128 Jury deliberating Jamie Leigh Jones case against KBR http://mssparky.com/2011/07/jury-deliberating-jamie-leigh-jones-case-against-kbr/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/jury-deliberating-jamie-leigh-jones-case-against-kbr/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:58:29 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23472 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Jurors weigh lawsuit against KBR over alleged rape JESSICA PRIEST –  (HOUSTON CHRONICLE) – July 7, 2011 – Attorneys for a woman who says she was drugged and gang-raped while working in Iraq for defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root said in closing statements Thursday that [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Jury says “No rape, no fraud” in Jamie Leigh Jones Rape case against KBR
  2. Closing arguments set for today in Jamie Leigh Jones rape case
  3. Jamie Leigh Jones rape case against KBR/Halliburton begins today (Updated)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/jury-deliberating-jamie-leigh-jones-case-against-kbr/feed/ 2 KBR wants Good Friday Massacre suit tossed http://mssparky.com/2011/07/kbr-wants-good-friday-massacre-suit-tossed/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/kbr-wants-good-friday-massacre-suit-tossed/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:49:36 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=23468 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Appeals court asked to toss suits in convoy deaths (The Associated Press) – NEW ORLEANS – July 7, 2011 – A long-running suit over insurgent ambushes that killed civilian truck drivers in Iraq is back in a federal appeals court. Halliburton and former subsidiary KBR Inc. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Halliburton must stay in “Good Friday Massacre” case
  2. Judge considers new emails in Good Friday Massacre case against KBR
  3. KBR’s own Memos Undermine Defense-Good Friday Massacre
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