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Spc. Beyshee Velez court-martialed for the murder of KBR employee Lucas Trent Vinson

Ms Sparky — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:25:50 +0000

- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Soldier court-martialed in man’s killing in Iraq The trial for Spc. Beyshee Velez will likely take place this summer By Gregg K. Kakesako-Star Bulletin POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 13, 2010 A 31-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier will face a general court-martial, probably this summer, for allegedly killing a civilian contractor after [...]

T Christian Miller on Bill Carlisle and Injured War Contractors

Ms Sparky — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:38 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" T Miller brings to light yet another Injured War Zone Contractor who is about to become homeless due to the unwarranted denial of Defense Base Act insurance benefits by AIG. Bill Carlisle has worked hard his whole life and was working hard when [...]

Contractors “ill-prepared” for consequences of hiring criminals???

Ms Sparky — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:01:41 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Franken amendment threatens to take funds from contractors 2010 Defense Appropriations Act provision witholds money from contractors using employee arbitration clauses By Matthew Weigelt • Feb 22, 2010 Contractors, particularly large defense companies, are ill-prepared for a provision of the 2010 Defense Appropriations Act that stops funds from going to [...]

David Isenberg: KBR is Asking for It

Ms Sparky — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:45:05 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: February 8, 2010 11:54 PM To paraphrase comedian Henny Youngman’s famous one-liner, take my KBR, please. After all the bad press U.S. engineering and construction company KBR has received over the years for its [...]

Defense contractors to DoD – “The taxman is calling; it’s for you”

Forseti — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:01:13 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Contractors ask DoD to reimburse offshore payroll taxes By ELISE CASTELLI | Jan 27, 2010 In 2008, Congress passed a law to force contractors to pay payroll taxes for employees who are U.S. citizens working for their offshore subsidiaries. The IRS is collecting more taxes as a result, but [...]

KBR employee brutally raped at Joint Base Balad in Iraq(Updated)

Ms Sparky — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:26:09 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I just received this email from a reader. I have not verified the authenticity of the original email (my disclaimer) but it appears to be authentic. (UPDATE-I have received a copy of the original email with the header info and I have updated below.) I have also [...]

Cornyn & Inouye BFF’s?

Forseti — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:58:54 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Politics make strange bed fellows but Cornyn and Inouye - Bipartisan Friends Forever? Apparently Government Contracting is the last bastion for snake oil salesmen to ply their trade. It appears that 30 Senators want to maintain this status quo, even if it means blocking victims of violent crime from [...]

No Conractor Left Behind Part IV: Congress’s Powerless Probe

Ms Sparky — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:23:43 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" No Contractor Left Behind is a series by DC Bureau.org chronicling how a toxic time bomb followed three Army National Guard units home from Iraq. It reveals how a notorious military contractor (KBR) exposed American soldiers to a cancer-causing carcinogen on the battlefield and how the Pentagon [...]

No Contractor Left Behind Part III: “Just Suck It Up and Move On”

Ms Sparky — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:06:46 +0000

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No Contractor Left Behind Part II: KBR’s Negligence

Ms Sparky — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:32:30 +0000

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KBR won’t get paid for abusing it’s employees anymore!

Ms Sparky — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:16:26 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Senator Franken offered and the Senate passed in a vote of 68-30 an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 to restrict funding to Department of Defense contractors who continue to use mandatory arbitration clauses that force sexual assault victims into arbitration. The Franken Amendment [...]

Stanley Baker Hill’s (SBH) answer to their release of 269 Social Security Numbers

Ms Sparky — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:42:08 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you’ve been following this Stanley Baker Hill DAAR (SBH) Social Security number release of information fiasco, you know the original post drew nearly 200 very emotional, angry comments. Most regarding the total lack of concern on the part of SBH management about the disclosure of their [...]

DoD contractor discloses Social Security numbers for 269 employees

Ms Sparky — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:16:00 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Almost daily we hear sad stories about how someone obtains the personal information of another and totally destroys their financial lives by stealing their identities and purchasing vehicles, homes, obtaining credit cards, utilities, medical services, drawing on social security benefits, committing crimes and the list goes on [...]

Shock and Eeewww!

Ms Sparky — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:32:00 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Armour Group employee tells it all. If you are having problems watching this video on MsSparky.com click HERE Click HERE for link to hazing pics. I am amazed and confused that the Afghanistan hazing incident is getting such a “shock and eeewww” reaction and so much media attention. The public [...]

Former KBR Employee (David Breda) Arrested For Raping A Woman In Iraq

Ms Sparky — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:38:40 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Employee From Pearland Accused Of Raping A Woman In Iraq Houston Press By Richard Connelly in Courts, Crime Friday, Jul. 10 2009 @ 3:35PM A KBR employee living in Pearland has been arrested for “abusive sexual conduct” he allegedly engaged in while in Iraq. NCIS agents (that’s Naval Criminal Investigative Service [...]

How About A “Hire American Act”!

Ms Sparky — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:25:53 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" There’s a Fly America Act and a Buy American Act how about a “Hire American Act“? I’ve been listening to CNN all morning and hearing about the 5 million plus Americans who have lost their jobs in the US. The business that are closing. The States that are [...]

KBR Employee Held At Al Asad For Military Court Martial

Ms Sparky — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:39:44 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Detention in Iraq of U.S. Civilian Challenged Courthouse News Service February 05, 2009 WASHINGTON (CN) – An attorney has filed a habeas petition for a civilian contractor who has been imprisoned at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq since November, and whom the U.S. military wants to court martial – [...]

How Does The “US-Iraq Security Pact” Affect KBR And Other U.S. Civilians?

Ms Sparky — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:51:22 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" US-Iraq Security Pact, by the Numbers November 28, 2008 Agence France-Presse Iraq’s parliament on Nov. 27 endorsed a landmark military pact that will govern some 150,000 U.S. Soldiers assigned to 400 bases across the country beginning Dec. 31, when the United Nation’s mandate now governing the troops expires. Here are the main [...]

Is KBR Increasing Their Uplift…Again?

Ms Sparky — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:03:44 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Uplift has ALWAYS been a HUGE issue with KBR/SEII Employees. Uplift is a percentage in addition to the base pay. When I worked for KBR the uplift was 55% on the first 40 hours. Then in the fall of 2006 it was raised to 75%. Again, only on [...]

Casey Releases Latest Letter from Petraeus on Electrocutions

Ms Sparky — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:32:44 +0000

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- is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Senator Casey, a democrat from Pennsylvania asks General Petraeus for an update to the electrocution issues in Iraq. General Petraeus reports that the dedicated Task Force he established earlier this year has begun to implement action plans to reduce the risk of electrocution, shocks and electrical fires; General Petraeus [...]