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Court Publishes Decision in Contractor Fee Dispute Involving “The Mother of all DFAC Drug Deals”

Ms Sparky — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:55:13 +0000

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NEIL GORDON – (POGO) – May 10, 2012 – The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently unsealed its opinion and order in the nearly four-year fight by KBR to recoup the $41 million it claims the U.S. Army owes under the LOGCAP III contract in Iraq. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Judge Tosses KBR Defense to Feds’ False Claims Case

Ms Sparky — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:24:29 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “More Cost….More Plus” as the KBR managers used to say! Ryan Abbott - (Courthouse News) – WASHINGTON – Defense contractor KBR cannot deflect fraud claims by accusing the U.S. government of failing to provide “force protection,” a federal judge ruled. Formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Former KBR employee Keith Strimple sentenced to just over 2 years on child porn charge

Ms Sparky — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:52:49 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Employee of Government Contractor Sentenced in Oklahoma for Child Pornography Offense (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – April 11, 2012 – A former employee of a government contractor was sentenced today to 27 months in prison, followed by seven years of supervised release, on a child exploitation [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Contractor KBR says it wasn’t at fault in soldier’s electrocution death

Ms Sparky — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:10:49 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Rich Lord – (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) – March 30, 2012 – Staff Sgt. Ryan Douglas Maseth’s death in a shower in Iraq stemmed from U.S. Army decisions that can’t be questioned by courts, lawyers for a top defense contractor argued in court today. Or maybe they were [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Federal Court Upholds Right to Sue Jordanian Defense Contractor in U.S.

Ms Sparky — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:44:04 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Judge rejects argument that U.S. court lacks jurisdiction in Nepali human trafficking case PRESS RELEASE (Cohen Milstein) – WASHINGTON – March 05, 2012 – A federal court today upheld its jurisdiction over Daoud & Partners, a Jordanian defense subcontractor that allegedly participated in trafficking Nepali laborers [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Court Revives Suit Over Electrocuted Guardsman

Ms Sparky — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:01:23 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Cameron Langford – (Courthouse News) – March 1, 2012 – A defense contractor may be liable under Iraqi law for the electrocution death of a National Guardsman, the 5th Circuit ruled. Sgt. Christopher Everett of the Texas Army National Guard was electrocuted at Camp Taqaddum [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

We want our $60 billion back!

Ms Sparky — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:05:17 +0000

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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:

That bird won’t fly and other news

Forseti — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:25:39 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hold that Revolving Door! Four-Star General Coming Through Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – January 28, 2012 – The revolving door that carried former Department of Defense honcho William Lynn III to a well-paying job with an Italian defense contractor keeps on spinning – now Gen. James [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

You’ll pay for that & other news

Forseti — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:09:25 +0000

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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:

David Isenberg: Gun? Check. Radio? Check. Lawyer? Check!

Ms Sparky — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000

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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:

KBR, Halliburton Won’t Face Trial in Iraq Convoy Driver Deaths, Court Says

Ms Sparky — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:31:36 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk - Jan 12, 2012 3:55 PM CT (Bloomberg News) – Halliburton Co. (HAL), won’t face a jury on claims they sent unarmed civilian convoy drivers into an Iraqi battle zone in 2004, knowing the workers would be injured or [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

KBR Driver Prevails in Suit Over Convoy Danger in Iraq

Ms Sparky — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:44:30 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Settles Suit Over Driver’s Claim Company Knew of Danger to Iraq Convoy By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins – Jan 10, 2012 10:17 AM PT KBR Inc. (KBR) settled a lawsuit brought by an injured convoy driver who claimed the company sent civilians [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Former KBR employee Keith Strimple pleads guilty to child porn charge

Ms Sparky — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:58:56 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Employee of Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Child Pornography Charge (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – January 4, 2011 – A former employee of a government contractor pleaded guilty today to a child exploitation charge under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA), announced Assistant Attorney [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Ryan we haven’t forgotten you

Ms Sparky — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:07:12 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The war in Iraq is all but over and our troops have pulled out. It’s been four years today since 24 year old SSG Ryan Maseth was electrocuted and died while showering in his living quarters at Radwaniyah Palace Complex in Baghdad. Ryan’s courageous mother, Cheryl [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Not so fast and other news

Forseti — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:15:18 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Contractor linked to mistaken deaths After deaths of 15 Afghans in 2010, Army learned that U.S. civilian played a role using drone video feeds. David S. Cloud – (STL Today) – WASHINGTON – December 31, 2011 – After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Iraqi government detaining foreign civilian contractors with greater frequency

Ms Sparky — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:19:10 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Officially, the US war in Iraq is over. On December 18, 2011, the last of our US war fighters crossed the border into Kuwait and all that remains are approximately 150 U.S. troops attached to training and cooperation missions at the U.S. embassy located in what [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Judge to Seal Filings in KBR False Claims Suit

Ms Sparky — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:49:32 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Rose Bouboushian – (Courthouse News) – December 9, 2011 – Halliburton and KBR can redact portions of their motion to dismiss claims that they knowingly billed the United States for fictitious services, a federal judge ruled. The whistle-blower, Benjamin Carter, worked as a reverse osmosis water [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Firm That Fed U.S. Troops in Iraq Says KBR Subcontractor Stiffed it for $20 Million

Ms Sparky — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:16:31 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" RYAN ABBOTT – (Courthouse News) – WASHINGTON – December 7, 2011 – A Turkish subcontractor that fed U.S. troops in Iraq claims the primary contractors – ABC International Group, of Kuwait, and KBR of Houston – stiffed it for $20 million. Serka Insaat Ve Ticaret, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Hearing: Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas? or Does the end justify the means? (updated 11-2-2011)

Ms Sparky — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:33:35 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Witnesses Panel I Ms. Liana Wyler, Senior Analyst Congressional Research Service Mr. David Isenberg, Independent Analyst and Writer Mr. Nick Schwellenbach, Director of Investigations, Project on Government Oversight Mr. Sam W. McCahon, Founder McCahon Law Panel II The Honorable Kenneth P. Moorefield, Deputy Inspector General for [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Defense contractor KBR disputes findings on cancer-causing chemical

Ms Sparky — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:19:33 +0000

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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: