Ms Sparky » LOGCAP III – KBR http://mssparky.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:35:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 KBR’s contracts are classified? What is the DoD hiding? http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/ http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:56:41 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15471 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Army Secretary says KBR contract still classified Published: Tuesday, September 01, 2010, 6:41  PM Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian The Army’s combat mission in Iraq has ended, but details of the no-bid contract it signed with Kellogg, Brown and Root before the war [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Blumenauer Seeks Answers from Secretary Gates on KBR War Contract, Impact on Oregon Guard
  2. Oregon National Guard wins round 2 against KBR
  3. Classified For National Security
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/09/kbrs-contracts-are-classified-what-is-the-dod-hiding/feed/ 26 The Struggle to Police Foreign Subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan http://mssparky.com/2010/08/the-struggle-to-police-foreign-subcontractors-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/the-struggle-to-police-foreign-subcontractors-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:14:17 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=15335 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Billions at Stake, but U.S. Investigators Stymied by Murky Rules, Enforcement Obstacles By Nick Schwellenbach – August 29, 2010 To win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Iraq, military experts want U.S. companies to contract with local firms for a variety of tasks like trucking, feeding [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Foreign National Guards Not Protecting US Troops In Iraq
  2. Dyncorp employee Gary Willard killed in attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility-Updated
  3. CWC hearing – Subcontracting: Who’s Minding the Store?
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/the-struggle-to-police-foreign-subcontractors-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/feed/ 8 KBR warns employees about media tactics http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-warns-employees-about-media-tactics/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-warns-employees-about-media-tactics/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:24:42 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15269 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “Bad reporter! Bad!!” It’s very amusing how KBR sends out these “Media Advisories” preparing employees for the “impending attack of reporters”. Those crafty underhanded tricksters! Out to extract KBR’s sin and secrets from the innocent unsuspecting KBR employee! KBR makes these reporters sound like a seductive [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Audit warns KBR to cut number of employees in Iraq
  2. From KBR – Death Of Employee Lucas “Trent” Vinson
  3. Finally the media reports on KBR’s recent LOGCAP IV windfall
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-warns-employees-about-media-tactics/feed/ 14 Another KBR employee Daniel Freeman pleads guilty to taking bribes (updated) http://mssparky.com/2010/08/another-kbr-employee-daniel-freeman-pleads-guilty-to-taking-bribes/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/another-kbr-employee-daniel-freeman-pleads-guilty-to-taking-bribes/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:21:36 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15246 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Updated: August 28, 2010 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Press Release with more information. Updated: August 27, 2010 – Bloomberg updated this article with KBR’s comments from Heather Browne verifying Daniel Freeman was in fact a former KBR employee. Click HERE for [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Former KBR employee David Breda pleads guilty
  2. Defense contractor employee (Dorothy Ellis) pleads guilty to bribery
  3. Soldier pleads guilty to accepting ‘illegal gratuities’
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/another-kbr-employee-daniel-freeman-pleads-guilty-to-taking-bribes/feed/ 21 Defense Cover-up Management Agency (DCMA) – Part 1 http://mssparky.com/2010/08/defense-cover-up-management-agency-dcma-part-1/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/defense-cover-up-management-agency-dcma-part-1/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:51:55 +0000 Keven L. Barnes http://mssparky.com/?p=15025 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This is Part 1 in a series of original articles to be published on MsSparky.com by former DCMA QAR Keven L. Barnes discussing his personal experiences with the oversight of KBR’s LOGCAP III contract. We all know Dick Cheney’s agenda when he directed the LOGCAP III [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. The DCMA will not let KBR fail
  2. David Isenberg: DCMA and Contractor Oversight
  3. DCMA Accepts KBR’s Corrective Action Plan-1 year later
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/defense-cover-up-management-agency-dcma-part-1/feed/ 9 DoD says KBR failed to perform at a level deserving an award fee http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-says-kbr-failed-to-perform-at-a-level-deserving-an-award-fee/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-says-kbr-failed-to-perform-at-a-level-deserving-an-award-fee/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:21:28 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15078 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Loses $24.1 Million Fee Over Green Beret’s Death By David Voreacos and Tony Capaccio -B loomberg – Aug 19, 2010 KBR Inc., the largest contractor in Iraq, must defend a wrongful-death lawsuit by the parents of a Green Beret who was electrocuted while showering in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR loses $84.7M in Award Fees for LOGCAP III in Iraq
  2. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
  3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-says-kbr-failed-to-perform-at-a-level-deserving-an-award-fee/feed/ 3 KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2) http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-loses-appeal-in-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-loses-appeal-in-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:00:24 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15047 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For those who are not aware, the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth is what ignited the fire and got me started blogging about KBR and defense contractors in the Middle East. I published my first post about KBR and their virtually non-existent electrical program in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
  2. DOD IG Report on the Electrocution Death of SSG Ryan Maseth
  3. SSG Ryan Maseth – You must be very proud!
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-loses-appeal-in-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/feed/ 7 KBR convoy lead Kenneth “Taz” Lewis to be remembered http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-convoy-lead-kenneth-taz-lewis-to-be-remembered/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-convoy-lead-kenneth-taz-lewis-to-be-remembered/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:04:48 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15037 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In a recent email sent out by  KBR’s Employee Assistance Program: We at the Employee Assistance Program would like to offer our condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Kenneth Lewis Jr., the Convoy Lead known as “Taz” who passed away at COB Adder, on [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Camp Speicher Co-Workers Remember Their Friend Lucas “Trent” Vinson
  2. ITT employee (formerly KBR) Luis Draco killed in Iraq
  3. KBR sent convoy despite knowing danger; 6 die; many injured
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-convoy-lead-kenneth-taz-lewis-to-be-remembered/feed/ 2 Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq http://mssparky.com/2010/08/alarms-sound-over-trash-fires-in-war-zones-of-afghanistan-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/alarms-sound-over-trash-fires-in-war-zones-of-afghanistan-iraq/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:48:09 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14821 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 6, 2010 Hundreds of military service members and contractor employees have fallen ill with cancer or severe breathing problems after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they say they were poisoned by thick, black smoke produced by [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. More On The Balad Burn Pits
  2. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
  3. How many more will die from the Iraq burn pits?
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/alarms-sound-over-trash-fires-in-war-zones-of-afghanistan-iraq/feed/ 22 KBR employee dies in Kalsu, Iraq after mortar attack http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-employee-dies-in-kalsu-iraq-after-mortar-attack/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-employee-dies-in-kalsu-iraq-after-mortar-attack/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:28:43 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14810 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Man dies in Iraq while working to provide for his family By Katherine Rosenberg Corpus Christi Caller Times Posted August 5, 2010 CORPUS CHRISTI — Douglas Mills was excited to be a grandfather and couldn’t wait until September when he would get to hold his grandson [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. ITT employee (formerly KBR) Luis Draco killed in Iraq
  2. Dyncorp employee Gary Willard killed in attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility-Updated
  3. KBR Employee (Anna Mayo) Says She Was Raped and Beaten By Fellow KBR Employee in Iraq
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-employee-dies-in-kalsu-iraq-after-mortar-attack/feed/ 4 Blackwater, covert crime and the 100k belt buckle in the news http://mssparky.com/2010/08/blackwater-covert-crime-100k-belt-buckle-in-the-news/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/blackwater-covert-crime-100k-belt-buckle-in-the-news/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:42:04 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=14712 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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:
  1. Defending KBR’s honor; the case of the missing CHU’s and other news
  2. Blackwater/XE: No Rules – No Limits – No Bail (Updated links 04-17-2010)
  3. Lawmakers, lawbreakers & other criminals – the news this week
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/blackwater-covert-crime-100k-belt-buckle-in-the-news/feed/ 1 The Center For Public Integrity points out KBR’s human trafficking issues http://mssparky.com/2010/07/the-center-for-public-integrity-points-out-kbrs-human-trafficking-issues/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/the-center-for-public-integrity-points-out-kbrs-human-trafficking-issues/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:00:28 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14696 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DEFENSE: War Contracting Commission Cites Center Article on Trafficking By Nick Schwellenbach | July 28, 2010 The Center For Public Integrity During a hearing on the oversight of subcontractors in war zones, the Wartime Contracting Commission on Monday cited the Center for Public Integrity/Washington Post investigation [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Is KBR guilty of Human Trafficking in…..Americans?
  2. KBR And Human Trafficking In Iraq
  3. Your Tax Dollars Are Supporting Human Trafficking In Iraq
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/the-center-for-public-integrity-points-out-kbrs-human-trafficking-issues/feed/ 3 CWC hearing – Subcontracting: Who’s Minding the Store? http://mssparky.com/2010/07/cwc-hearing-subcontracting-whos-minding-the-store/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/cwc-hearing-subcontracting-whos-minding-the-store/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:09:26 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14654 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" On July 26, 2010 the Commission on Wartime Contracting co-chaired by Commissioners Christopher Shays and Michael J. Thibault held a hearing on subcontracting risks in combat zones entitled Subcontracting: Who’s Minding the Store? I think this Commission could be one of the best things that has [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Commission on Wartime Contracting Aug 11, 2009 Hearing Videos
  2. The Struggle to Police Foreign Subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
  3. Security company CEO is a “no-show” at CWC hearing
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/cwc-hearing-subcontracting-whos-minding-the-store/feed/ 10 KBR’s Utt tells the DoD to back off! http://mssparky.com/2010/07/kbrs-utt-tells-the-dod-to-back-off/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/kbrs-utt-tells-the-dod-to-back-off/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:55:53 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14502 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I just love the relentless tenacity of the dedicated  staff at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). In a recent POGO post entitled KBR Puts the Squeeze on Its Pentagon ‘Partner’ it’s clear that KBR’s idea of partner and mine are quite different. Below is a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. DoD doles out taxpayer’s dough
  2. KBR can’t run with the big dogs – Army tells them to stay on the porch
  3. KBR loses $25M in award fee bonuses for poor performance in Iraq (updated)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/kbrs-utt-tells-the-dod-to-back-off/feed/ 20 Zero tolerance, zero accountability, zero prosecutions – FAR/DFARS be damned! http://mssparky.com/2010/07/zero-tolerance-zero-accountability-zero-prosecutions-fardfars-be-damned/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/zero-tolerance-zero-accountability-zero-prosecutions-fardfars-be-damned/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:11:01 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14405 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" After reading the Washington Post article below I felt compelled to design a new recruiting flier for my friends at the Defense Department (DoD), State Department (DoS) and Justice Department (DoJ), all FREE OF CHARGE of course! It is regarding their “look the other way” policy [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Accountability no, rewards yes and other news
  2. The Center For Public Integrity points out KBR’s human trafficking issues
  3. The Struggle to Police Foreign Subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/zero-tolerance-zero-accountability-zero-prosecutions-fardfars-be-damned/feed/ 6 Corrupt Contractor KBR Under Fire in Palm Beach County; Anyone Surprised? http://mssparky.com/2010/07/corrupt-contractor-kbr-under-fire-in-palm-beach-county-anyone-surprised/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/corrupt-contractor-kbr-under-fire-in-palm-beach-county-anyone-surprised/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:37:36 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14299 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Lisa Rab -  Wed., Jul. 14 2010 Broward Palm Beach New Times A front-page story in today’s Palm Beach Post blasts the Houston-based engineering and construction firm Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) for not hiring enough local workers on its $200 million solid waste project in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. County delays KBR pact after vets protest-Hays County, Texas
  2. Cal Crawford Rocks at Pebble Beach
  3. Hays County Texas Cancels KBR Contract!!
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/corrupt-contractor-kbr-under-fire-in-palm-beach-county-anyone-surprised/feed/ 4 KBR’s upcoming layoff (PAR) and realignment http://mssparky.com/2010/07/kbrs-upcoming-layoff-par/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/kbrs-upcoming-layoff-par/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:21:13 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14264 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Click HERE for a PDF version of this Blue Border Alert. It would appear KBR has recently revised their finely tuned employee selection and promotion policy. In the past, many many employees were retained and managers promoted not based on skill and qualifications, but based on [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR loses 3 of their top 5 LOGCAP senior managers
  2. LTG (ret) John J. Cusick to take over LOGCAP III for KBR
  3. KBR’s starting lineup for LOGCAP IV in Iraq
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/kbrs-upcoming-layoff-par/feed/ 179 Did KBR knowingly allow a rapist to go free in Iraq? http://mssparky.com/2010/07/did-kbr-knowingly-allow-a-rapist-to-go-free-in-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/did-kbr-knowingly-allow-a-rapist-to-go-free-in-iraq/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:17:37 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14151 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I first blogged about the brutal rape and assault of former KBR employee Anna Mayo on December 4, 2009 and then again on June 4, 2010. Anna was raped and brutally beaten in broad daylight in her living quarters at US military installation Joint Base Balad [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR Employee (Anna Mayo) Says She Was Raped and Beaten By Fellow KBR Employee in Iraq
  2. I know I was drugged and raped in Iraq
  3. KBR responds to ex-worker’s gang-rape claim
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/did-kbr-knowingly-allow-a-rapist-to-go-free-in-iraq/feed/ 17 Lawmakers, lawbreakers & other criminals – the news this week http://mssparky.com/2010/07/lawmakers-lawbreakers-other-criminals-the-news-this-week/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/lawmakers-lawbreakers-other-criminals-the-news-this-week/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:42:22 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=14110 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Presses Pentagon Contractors – Fuel Suppliers to Afghanistan Are Accused of Stonewalling Investigation by Masking Ownership KABUL—U.S. congressional investigators have upped the ante in their confrontation with two top Pentagon contractors who have received billions of dollars supplying fuel to troops in Afghanistan but have [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Lawmakers to hold news briefing on burn pits June 11, 2009
  2. Rogue jurors, indictments, plea deals etc.. – the news
  3. Defending KBR’s honor; the case of the missing CHU’s and other news
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/lawmakers-lawbreakers-other-criminals-the-news-this-week/feed/ 2 David Isenberg: KBR Gives Uncle Sam the One Finger Salute http://mssparky.com/2010/07/david-isenberg-kbr-gives-uncle-sam-the-one-finger-salute/ http://mssparky.com/2010/07/david-isenberg-kbr-gives-uncle-sam-the-one-finger-salute/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:26:23 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=14051 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – July 3, 2010 – Let’s take a brief look at the world of rent a generals. Specifically, Lt. Gen. Sanchez. (USA-Ret.). Gen. Sanchez had a distinguished Army career and honorably served his country. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the United States Army [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR adds another retired General to its ranks @ $650.00 an hour
  2. Judge rules against Army in favor of KBR and the retired General who has sold his soul for $650.00hr
  3. David Isenberg: Supporting the Troops: Making Them Sick
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