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Former CSA employee Barry S. Szafran pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks

Forseti — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:39:09 +0000

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The press release does not list the name of the “prime contractor” but I was able to find this information on JobNet: Combat Support Associates, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait / Alarm Services Manager Name Barry Szafran Employer Combat Support Associates, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Position Alarm Services Manager [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

ITT awarded Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services (K-BOSSS)

Ms Sparky — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:53:15 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" According to a letter from the Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center the Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services (K-BOSSS) contract W52P1J-09-R-0065 has been awarded to ITT Federal Services International Corporation. The Government received five (5) timely proposals and one (1) late proposal. Of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

DoD contractor CSA jeopardizes military mission due to lax security

Ms Sparky — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:26:22 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DoD: Civilian contractors in Kuwait didn’t have proper clearances From Charley Keyes, CNN Senior Producer September 22, 2010 Washington (CNN) — A new Defense Department report says many civilian contractors working in Kuwait didn’t have proper clearances and could have jeopardized the safety of U.S. military [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Blackwater, covert crime and the 100k belt buckle in the news

Forseti — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:42:04 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" No Afghan trip for 2 ex-Blackwater defendants NORFOLK - July 31, 2010 – A federal judge said Friday he will allow a videotaped deposition of an Afghan doctor in the murder case against two former Blackwater security guards. Siding with the government, he ruled against sending [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

102K DoD contractors in Iraq over half are Third Country Nationals

Ms Sparky — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:44:53 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you have been reading “Ms Sparky” very long you know how I feel about the massive hiring of third country nationals (TCN’s) from SE Asia. This practice encourages human trafficking that appears to go unchecked. Many of these TCN’s were recruited under false pretenses and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Defense contractors and their sex crimes go unreported and unpunished

Ms Sparky — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:18:33 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg: PMC and Sex Crimes David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: April 21, 2010 12:07 PM On April 16 the Department of Defense Inspector General released a report that nobody has been talking about. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Combat Support Associates (CSA) employees seek class action in Kuwait (update)

Ms Sparky — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:49:48 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Updated: 3/2/2010 – When this person Orlando Turner contacted me I did my best to check him out. He seemed “balanced” and the information he gave checked out. I thought his class action claims against CSA were valid and I still do, because there are just [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Defense contractors must now air dirty deeds in public

Ms Sparky — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:18:53 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Defense contractors such as KBR can no longer hide behind the closed doors of secret binding arbitration for serious issues such as discrimination, harassment, rape and assault. No longer with KBR and others be able to violate Title VII Laws and then just sweep them under [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Ms Sparky – wrapping up 2009

Ms Sparky — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:01:48 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Before I give you all the “Mosts for 2009″ I want to share some 2009 “MsSparky.com” stats with you . I realize these stats would be considered a failure for blogs such as the Huffington Post, but MsSparky.com has come a long way since I started [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Obama tightens reins on contractors

Forseti — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:57:13 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By: Mike Allen December 21, 2009 10:23 AM EST Ahead of remarks Monday by President Barack Obama about making government more efficient and effective, the White House Office of Management and Budget released details of the administration’s drive to tighten the government’s contracting practices. “This is [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

AECOM overcharges by 16,000 percent and is still awarded new contract

Ms Sparky — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:32:41 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" There are not enough hours in the days to track the fraud of every DoD contractor. But thanks to Ms Sparky readers they keep me informed. The 16,OOO percent I referred to in the post title is the mark up charged for the bag of 10 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Combat Support Associates (CSA) raping the American taxpayer from Kuwait!

Ms Sparky — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:54:11 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I have probably gotten hundreds of complaints from CSA employees past and present about what is going on with CSA in Kuwait. (click HERE to read some of those) It’s an OMG situation over there. I think CSA could be one of the DoD’s best kept [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

From the US Embassy in Baghdad

Ms Sparky — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:11:02 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Thanks to The Defense Base Act Compensation Blog for posting this message from the US Embassy in Baghdad to ALL US Citizens working in Iraq. Thanks to the Embassy staff for utilizing all forms of communication, including he blogging community, to make sure all affected Americans [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Is DoD asleep on the job in Kuwait too?

Ms Sparky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:31:31 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I have been getting regular complaints from Americans working for LOGCAP contractors in Kuwait. The complaints are primarily about DynCorp, but Combat Service Associates are getting their fair share. Let ‘s start with DynCorp. DynCorp has been sucking up former KBR managers faster than they can [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: