http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mssparky.com/2011/09/10-years-of-fraud-and-corruption-finally-the-taxpayer-gets-a-promise-how-about-some-action/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/10-years-of-fraud-and-corruption-finally-the-taxpayer-gets-a-promise-how-about-some-action/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:01:03 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=25027 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DOD promises to rein in contracting waste Leo Shane III – (Stars and Stripes) – WASHINGTON – September 1, 2011 – Defense Department officials late Wednesday acknowledged “serious issues” behind a new report to Congress detailing up to $60 billion in wasted contracting funds, and said [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Geoff Ziezulewicz – Stars and Stripes – August 5, 2010 Families with troops who died in noncombat situations generally reported a harder time getting answers than those whose loved ones were killed in battle. Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors The casualty notification officers somberly relayed [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes – Mideast edition Saturday, December 26, 2009 WASHINGTON — Military health officials who have steadfastly denied that burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan cause serious health problems will launch a massive study next year to see [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Maybe it’s just my crazy way of thinking, but if you have hired someone to work for you….say Dyncorp for example…..don’t you have an obligation to pay them on time and as agree to? And if you don’t, there shouldn’t there be repercussions? I have been [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Task force re-inspecting U.S. facilities in Iraq for faulty wiring By Lisa Novak, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Sunday, November 1, 2009 An Army task force re-inspecting thousands of potentially unsafe U.S. facilities in Iraq for faulty electrical wiring says a contractor previously ordered to conduct [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Sunday, October 4, 2009 It was near 100 degrees on May 8, 2004, when Spc. Chase Whitham and a few other soldiers decided to cool off in the swimming pool at Forward Operating Base Patriot in Mosul, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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