Ms Sparky » LOGCAP III – KBR http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 That bird won’t fly and other news http://mssparky.com/2012/01/that-bird-wont-fly-and-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/that-bird-wont-fly-and-other-news/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:25:39 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27695 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Not so fast and other news
  2. The Pentagon & Department of Justice’s “cash to convicts” policy & other news
  3. You’ll pay for that & other news
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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:
  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 David Isenberg: Gun? Check. Radio? Check. Lawyer? Check! http://mssparky.com/2012/01/david-isenberg-gun-check-radio-check-lawyer-check/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/david-isenberg-gun-check-radio-check-lawyer-check/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27546 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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" 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:
  1. Judge allows trial of suits over KBR convoy deaths
  2. KBR Driver Prevails in Suit Over Convoy Danger in Iraq
  3. Supreme Court turns down lawsuit against Halliburton over injury suffered in Iraq fuel convoy
]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/kbr-halliburton-wont-face-trial-in-iraq-convoy-driver-deaths-court-says/feed/ 0 KBR Driver Prevails in Suit Over Convoy Danger in Iraq http://mssparky.com/2012/01/kbr-drivers-prevail-in-suit-over-convoy-danger-in-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/kbr-drivers-prevail-in-suit-over-convoy-danger-in-iraq/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:44:30 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27314 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. KBR, Halliburton Won’t Face Trial in Iraq Convoy Driver Deaths, Court Says
  2. KBR sent convoy despite knowing danger; 6 die; many injured
  3. KBR wants Good Friday Massacre suit tossed
]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/kbr-drivers-prevail-in-suit-over-convoy-danger-in-iraq/feed/ 0 Former KBR employee Keith Strimple pleads guilty to child porn charge http://mssparky.com/2012/01/former-kbr-employee-keith-strimple-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-charge/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/former-kbr-employee-keith-strimple-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-charge/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:58:56 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27199 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Former KBR employee Keith George Strimple – Federal indictments regarding child porn released
  2. Another former KBR perv arrested for child porn
  3. Former KBR employee sentenced for child porn
]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/former-kbr-employee-keith-strimple-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-charge/feed/ 3 Ryan we haven’t forgotten you http://mssparky.com/2012/01/ryan-we-havent-forgotten-you/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/ryan-we-havent-forgotten-you/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:07:12 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27164 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
  2. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
  3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)
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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:
  1. Not so fast KBR – Lawmakers demand answers from Pentagon
  2. That bird won’t fly and other news
  3. The spoils of sole sourcing & other news
]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/not-so-fast-and-other-news/feed/ 0 Iraqi government detaining foreign civilian contractors with greater frequency http://mssparky.com/2011/12/iraqi-government-detaining-foreign-civilian-contractors-with-greater-frequency/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/iraqi-government-detaining-foreign-civilian-contractors-with-greater-frequency/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:19:10 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27058 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. The $10,000 Iraqi Civilian
  2. Government contractors overbilling for services — YA THINK?
  3. IGs push for greater whistleblower protections for contractors
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/iraqi-government-detaining-foreign-civilian-contractors-with-greater-frequency/feed/ 3 Judge to Seal Filings in KBR False Claims Suit http://mssparky.com/2011/12/judge-to-seal-filings-in-kbr-false-claims-suit/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/judge-to-seal-filings-in-kbr-false-claims-suit/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:49:32 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26760 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Federal judge rules $100M false claim suit against KBR can proceed
  2. Suit claims KBR fired employee Swanita Taylor after claims of sexual assault in Afghanistan
  3. United States Files Counterclaims Against KBR Alleging False Claims and Kickbacks (Updated 3/17/11)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/judge-to-seal-filings-in-kbr-false-claims-suit/feed/ 15 Firm That Fed U.S. Troops in Iraq Says KBR Subcontractor Stiffed it for $20 Million http://mssparky.com/2011/12/firm-that-fed-u-s-troops-in-iraq-says-kbr-subcontractor-stiffed-it-for-20-million/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/firm-that-fed-u-s-troops-in-iraq-says-kbr-subcontractor-stiffed-it-for-20-million/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:16:31 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26691 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Firefighters Say They Were Stiffed in Iraq
  2. KBR Subcontractor Accused of Human Trafficking Continues to Win U.S. Contracts
  3. Fluor Drops Protest of $500 Million KBR Iraq Support Contract
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/firm-that-fed-u-s-troops-in-iraq-says-kbr-subcontractor-stiffed-it-for-20-million/feed/ 1 Hearing: Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas? or Does the end justify the means? (updated 11-2-2011) http://mssparky.com/2011/10/hearing-are-government-contractors-exploiting-workers-overseas/ http://mssparky.com/2011/10/hearing-are-government-contractors-exploiting-workers-overseas/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:33:35 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26002 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Poor Contracting Oversight Supports Human Trafficking; Erodes U.S. “Moral Standing”
  2. Organized Labor Wants To Help U.S. Workers Overseas
  3. TIPs for the DoJ on filing their case against KBR (Updated 5/3/2011)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/10/hearing-are-government-contractors-exploiting-workers-overseas/feed/ 10 Defense contractor KBR disputes findings on cancer-causing chemical http://mssparky.com/2011/10/defense-contractor-disputes-findings-on-cancer-causing-chemical/ http://mssparky.com/2011/10/defense-contractor-disputes-findings-on-cancer-causing-chemical/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:19:33 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=25959 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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. Feds look for soldiers likely exposed to toxic chemical in Iraq
  3. KBR Knew About Chemical Before Exposure?
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/10/defense-contractor-disputes-findings-on-cancer-causing-chemical/feed/ 2 Another day another lawsuit filed against KBR http://mssparky.com/2011/10/another-day-another-lawsuit-filed-against-kbr/ http://mssparky.com/2011/10/another-day-another-lawsuit-filed-against-kbr/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:07:11 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25841 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Australian company sues US contractor on Iraq deal Leonie Wood – (Sidney Morning Herald) – October 19, 2011 – AN AUSTRALIAN company that provides mass catering for US troops and other organisations in crisis regions is suing one of the biggest US military contractors for millions [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR files motion to dismiss lawsuit filed by Oregon National Guard soldiers
  2. Supreme Court turns down lawsuit against Halliburton over injury suffered in Iraq fuel convoy
  3. KBR Dodges Lawsuit by Electrocuted Marine
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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. T. Christian Miller – Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
  2. Defense Department Inspector General says KBR and the military failed to respond quickly to health risks posed to Oregon soldiers
  3. IBEW Member And Mother of Soldiers Shares Concerns
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/10/former-soldier-sues-kbr-over-health-concerns/feed/ 1 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 KBR accused of retaliating against whistleblower George Price http://mssparky.com/2011/10/kbr-accused-of-retaliating-against-whistleblower-george-price/ http://mssparky.com/2011/10/kbr-accused-of-retaliating-against-whistleblower-george-price/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:04:43 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=25567 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Glenna Herald | October 3, 2011 A Harris County resident is suing KBR, with an office in Memorial, over claims the company retaliated against him for reporting racial discrimination. George Price filed a lawsuit on Sept. 23 in the Harris County District Court against KBR, Inc., [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Class Action suit filed for KBR Burn Pit injuries George Lundy vs KBR
  2. Accused rapist Charles Bortz sez it was consensual
  3. Bunnatine Greenhouse settles whistleblower suit after she was injured by boobytrap
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/10/kbr-accused-of-retaliating-against-whistleblower-george-price/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 Scandal in Mistreatment of Silent Service Members http://mssparky.com/2011/09/scandal-in-mistreatment-of-silent-service-members/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/scandal-in-mistreatment-of-silent-service-members/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:27:56 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25491 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Scott J. Bloch – September 28, 2011 – I like representing heroes. I did it in the federal government, helping whistleblowers who were taking it on the chin for protecting us. One of the more rewarding things I had the privilege of doing in government as [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Hall of shame inducts/indicts new members & other news
  2. L-3 & CACI may be off the hook in Abu Ghraib torture scandal
  3. T. Christian Miller – Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" John O’Brien – (Legal Newsline) – HOUSTON  – September 27, 2011 – Jamie Leigh Jones, the woman who alleged her employer was at fault for a rape that a jury said never happened, must pay court costs to the company she sued but not its attorneys [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR withdraws appeal in Jamie Jones rape case
  2. Closing arguments set for today in Jamie Leigh Jones rape case
  3. Jamie Leigh Jones rape case against KBR/Halliburton begins today (Updated)
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