Blog Feed: "Ms Sparky"

KBR May Be Abusing Indemnification Provision in Iraq Contract

Published on 2012-05-24 16:54:25

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NEIL GORDON – (POGO) – May 24, 2012 – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D–OR) wants to know if defense contractor KBR is wasting taxpayer money in an effort to drag out lawsuits seeking to hold KBR accountable for exposing American soldiers to toxic chemicals in Iraq. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Lawmakers Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process KBR won’ [..] > read more

Chaffetz and Tierney Investigate Multi-Billion Dollar Defense Food Contract in Afghanistan

Published on 2012-05-24 11:43:21

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (Press Release) – Washington, DC – May 24, 2012 – Today, Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. John F. Tierney, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, sent joint letters to Supreme Foodservice GmbH and the Defense Logistics Agency [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Defense Contractors Convicted of Fraud Often Continue to Receive [..] > read more

Secret Service Director Testifies on Recent Scandal

Published on 2012-05-24 09:00:36

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Says matter “not a systemic issue” (C-Span) – Washington, DC - May 23, 2012 – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing on the recent misconduct by Secret Service agents, entitled  ”Secret Service on the Line: Restoring Trust and Confidence.” The hearing examined whether [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Colombia Secret S [..] > read more

Taxpayers foot the bill for KBR attorneys at $750 per hour plus other outrageous perks

Published on 2012-05-23 17:43:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Wyden: KBR is Wasting Taxpayer Money While Avoiding Responsibility for Exposure of Oregon Guard to Toxic Chemicals Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Washington, D.C. – In a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on the DoD to investigate the excessive [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR Exposed Troops To At Least 7 Toxic Substances-says report Anham LLC accused of outra [..] > read more

Leaked Memo: Afghan ‘Burn Pit’ Could Wreck Troops’ Hearts, Lungs

Published on 2012-05-22 11:38:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Spencer Ackerman  @ Wired.com A bulldozer dumps a load of trash into a burn pit just 300 yards from the runway at Bagram Airfield, January 2012. An Army memo from 2011 found the burn pit is associated with “long-term” health effects on soldiers at Bagram. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Troops Worried About Exposure To The Burn Pits Military: Burn pits could cause long-term damage to troops [..] > read more

Colombia Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Spreads to the DEA

Published on 2012-05-22 11:16:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Interview with Cartagena “Escort” involved in Secret Service scandal (May 2012) Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan – (ABC News) – May 22, 2012 – A month after the Secret Service was rocked by allegations that agents brought prostitutes to a Colombia hotel where they were preparing [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal Military embarrass [..] > read more

Former employee says defense contractor retaliating for whistle-blowing

Published on 2012-05-22 11:05:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Brian Bowling – (Tribune-Review) – May 21, 2012 – A Butler County man claims in a federal lawsuit filed today that subsidiaries of London-based defense contractor BAE Systems PLC have prolonged a state lawsuit over a non-competition clause and his federal bankruptcy case to punish him [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Ex-employee of N.J. defense contractor pleads not guilty to sharing milit [..] > read more

US moves to drop charges against Kuwait’s Agility

Published on 2012-05-21 06:20:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “The government resorted to a series of sharp and unethical tactics, designed to distort – and in some instances create – the evidence to support the government’s after-the-fact interpretation of the contract and to transform what is, at best, a contractual dispute over the proper interpretation [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Agility U.S. Unit Fraud Charges to Be Dropped Kuwait logistics f [..] > read more

Arrested developments and other news

Published on 2012-05-21 05:30:23

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Report: TRC Folded In Inquiry Haines City firm faced accusations of supplying Army with bad gyroscopes. Kyle Kennedy – (The Ledger) – HAINES CITY – May 20, 2012 – When Technology Research Consultants landed in Polk County in 2003, the company shined with promise. But about [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Recent developments in the Dover Mortuary scandal Another former KBR perv arres [..] > read more

Kerry Khan & Lee Khan plead guilty in USACE bribery scandal

Published on 2012-05-19 10:31:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “Today the ringleader of the largest bribery and bid-steering scheme in the history of federal contracting accepted responsibility for his crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Machen. “For his shocking abuse of his position of power, Kerry Khan faces more than two decades in prison. The homes, cars, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former USACE program manager Michael A. Alexander & contractor plead guilty to [..] > read more

Former CPT Nicole E. Luvera pleads guilty to thefts at Camp Speicher

Published on 2012-05-18 05:15:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property at Camp Speicher, Iraq (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – May 17, 2012 – A former captain in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today to one count of theft of government property for stealing $48,000 from a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Camp Speicher Co-Workers Remember Their Friend Lucas “Trent” Vinson Marine Corps Gunnery [..] > read more

Maybe This is Why the PMSC Industry is Supposedly Cost-Effective

Published on 2012-05-16 06:26:33

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire) – May 15, 2012 – Continuing on with the topic of worker exploitation let’s turn to a recently published, and unfortunately overlooked, article “Cheap help from Uganda” published in Le Monde diplomatique in France.. The article’s subtitle “Slaves [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Showing The PMSC Sector The Money KBR maintai [..] > read more

Officials: Nearly $2 million in guns, combat gear sold to gangs

Published on 2012-05-15 13:15:01

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Lindell Kay And Mike Mchugh – (The Daily News) – May 15, 2012 – A wide-reaching investigation by military and civilian authorities has uncovered a criminal conspiracy within the Armed Forces to steal and sell nearly $2 million in guns and combat gear to gangs in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former Army contracting officials indicted Indicted ex-Army officials sue U.S. government in S.A [..] > read more

Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police

Published on 2012-05-15 06:12:37

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Peter Van Buren – (Huffington Post) – May 14, 2012 – The New York Times reports that the State Department, in the face of massive costs and Iraqi officials who say they never wanted it in the first place, slashed and may soon dump entirely “a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: State Department Refuses to Cooperate in Audit, Criticized for Handling of Iraqi Police Program Dyncorp employ [..] > read more

Appeals court revives Iraq contractor torture cases

Published on 2012-05-11 16:59:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Abu Ghraib prisoners can sue contractors over alleged abuse -court CACI International and L-3 not entitled to early appeal Cases will resume in Virginia and Maryland courts Terry Baynes – (Reuters) – 11 May 2012 – A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived two lawsuits [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Appeals court sends Jamie Jones’ Rape Case To Court L-3 & CACI may be off the ho [..] > read more

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

Published on 2012-05-10 10:55:13

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: Alleged multi-million dollar kickback scheme involving NAVSEA contractor Federal Court Upholds Right to Sue Jordanian [..] > read more

Ex-Army Officers Arraigned on Charges of Stealing Over $2.7 Million in Defense Funds

Published on 2012-05-09 06:20:48

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Stealing from the government — whether its money, sensitive information, or military equipment — rarely goes down well. But it’s the breach of trust committed against fellow troops which is so glaring. As the release states, Minter and Nock stole funds intended to support U.S. service [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Ex-defense contractor indicted on charges of stealing and selling US military amm [..] > read more

America’s Shame: The U.S. Government’s Human Trafficking Dilemma

Published on 2012-05-08 12:42:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Joe Newman – (POGO) – May 7, 2012 – For Vinnie Tuivaga, the offer was the answer to a prayer: A job in a luxury hotel in Dubai–the so-called Las Vegas of the Persian Gulf–making five times what she was earning as a hair stylist in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: New Legislation Includes POGO’s Recommendations for Ending Human Trafficking in U.S. War Zones Your Tax Dollar [..] > read more

Internal Review Shows Gross Mishandling of Military Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations

Published on 2012-05-08 06:09:17

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Bryan Rahija  – (POGO) – May 7, 2012 – Pentagon investigators mishandled more than half of a set of whistleblower reprisal cases, according to a damning internal assessment report obtained by the Project On Government Oversight. The Washington Post and iWatch News published stories on the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Internal report issues black eye for U.S. Embassy in Kabul Electrica [..] > read more

Lloyds owns stake in US firm accused over CIA torture flights

Published on 2012-05-07 05:24:52

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Banking group, which has £8.5m slice of CSC, is under pressure along with other City investors from human rights charity Rupert Neate – (Guardian UK) – May 6, 2012 – Lloyds Banking Group has become embroiled in a row over its investment in a company accused [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: L-3 & CACI may be off the hook in Abu Ghraib torture scandal DOJ Wants American Contractor’s T [..] > read more

Lawyers for KBR and Oregon veterans file dueling briefs

Published on 2012-05-04 12:11:25

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis – (The Oregonian) – May 4, 2012 – Lawyers in the lawsuit filed by a set of Oregon National Guard soldiers against KBR Inc., the Houston-based military contractor, have filed dueling briefs following the soldiers’ assertion that KBR knowingly concealed a key document from [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers KB [..] > read more

GSA offered contractors tax breaks – at a price

Published on 2012-05-03 16:56:47

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Alan Fram – (Associated Press) – WASHINGTON – May 3, 2012 – It was a curious offer to contractors from a government agency: We’ll give you a tax deduction for making federal buildings more energy efficient if you qualify and if you’ll write us a check [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR accused of retaliating against whistleblower George Price Air Force mortician pays pr [..] > read more

David Isenberg: A Morally Reprehensible Problem

Published on 2012-05-03 11:17:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – May 3, 2012 – I confess: I have an interest in an unseemly topic. Last year I coauthored a report on the subject and testified before Congress about it. The subject is labor trafficking. So let’s give credit where it [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: David Isenberg: Some Things Are Just Unacceptable David Isenberg: Now Will You Do Something? Davi [..] > read more

Bin Laden Documents Go Online, Show His Frustration With Followers

Published on 2012-05-03 08:59:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mark Memmott – (NPR) – May 3, 2012 – Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was frustrated with “regional jihadi groups and his seeming inability to exercise control over their actions” in the last few years before he was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs. That’s “the most [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR sues the Department of Defense over documents Troops in Mideast Have Mor [..] > read more

Defense procurement problems won’t go away

Published on 2012-05-03 06:25:16

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Department of Defense (DoD) is taking a major step in stopping the waste of taxpayer dollars. POGO recently learned that DoD sent a legislative proposal to Congress to narrow the definition of a “commercial item” to mean goods or services that are actually sold to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Jose Mendez & 2 others indicted in FMASO procurement fraud scheme Pentagon procurement, a carpet [..] > read more

Iraq insurgents may have benefitted from US funds

Published on 2012-05-02 08:50:36

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Today the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has released its latest quarterly report. Here is what happening with private contractors in Iraq. ~David Isenberg, SIGIR Speaks US watchdog reports funds available for relief, reconstruction during Iraq war are believed to have [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR Seeks to Blame U.S. Army, Insurgents for Iraq Convoy Deaths Pe [..] > read more

Boots on the ground and other news

Published on 2012-04-29 12:43:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War, an indictment of the rape “epidemic” within the U.S. military, has brought swift action from the Pentagon… …Dick’s film, filled with heartbreaking accounts of sexual assaults against both female and male soldiers, often at the hands of their military superiors, gets [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: 180 Volts From Water Stream To Ground 180 Volts Fro [..] > read more

Keeping it in the family – Ralph Mariano & father indicted on 37 counts

Published on 2012-04-29 11:31:12

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Federal Indictment Charges former Naval Engineer and His Father in $10 Million Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy Highlights of the indictment include email exchanges among the confederates that are full of kickback directions in coded language; emailed complaints from an annoyed Mariano about delayed payoffs; details of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Indicted Navy contractor resigns from Middletown company [..] > read more

Former DoS special agent James Cafferty sentenced to 7 years on child porn conviction

Published on 2012-04-27 05:28:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The e-mail arrived in James Charles Cafferty’s inbox on July 14, 2011. Unlike most unsolicited e-mail on the Internet, the message did not pitch mortgages, get rich quick scams, or penis pills. Instead, it provided a link to an under-the-radar child pornography website and the password [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former KBR employee Keith Strimple sentenced to just over 2 years on child porn char [..] > read more

New Allegations Surface Of Secret Service Misbehavior In El Salvador

Published on 2012-04-26 11:50:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Related Articles: More Secret Service sex secrets not-so-secret – (Click HERE for article) Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks on Human Trafficking for the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series – (Click HERE for article) Senators to inquire about gov. contractor angle in secret service scandal – [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service s [..] > read more

Judge Tosses KBR Defense to Feds’ False Claims Case

Published on 2012-04-24 15:24:29

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: Judge to Seal Filings in KBR False Claims Su [..] > read more

Agility files breach of contract suit against DLA Troop Support

Published on 2012-04-24 05:31:10

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The claim, which was filed at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in Virginia, alleges that U.S. government officials employed by DLA and the Department of Justice conspired to intentionally deprive Agility of performance-based fee that it was entitled to under the Second Prime Vendor Contract.  [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KGL files protest for Prime Vendor contract award to Anham KuwaitR [..] > read more

Faulty flares cost ATK Launch Systems nearly $37 million

Published on 2012-04-23 21:10:08

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KENDALL DYE, THE WHISTLEBLOWER: “I am glad that the company, rather than taxpayers, is bearing the cost of fixing the problem with the flares. There were simple, inexpensive tests that would have revealed the defect.” ERIC R. HAVIAN, SAN FRANCISCO ATTORNEY WITH PHILLIPS & COHEN: “ATK’s [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: American contractor sells faulty flares to DoD for $42M At what co [..] > read more

Gone Fishin’ and other news

Published on 2012-04-22 10:33:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" We imagine the lobbyist stalking the halls of Congress trying to use cash to influence important people. But it doesn’t always work that way. Often, the Congressman is stalking the lobbyist, asking for money. ~ NPR, Money in Politics Series Army probes drug use by U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: You’ll pay for that & other news Who’s sorry now and other news Not so fast and other new [..] > read more

From Comfort Capsules to Human Trafficking, Schwellenbach’s Investigations ‘Ahead of the Curve’

Published on 2012-04-21 07:10:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nick, best of luck to you in your future endeavors.  Thanks for all of the great work that you have done! ~Ms Sparky & Forseti Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – April 16, 2012 – The “comfort capsules,” as the Air Force so aptly dubbed them, had everything a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: More DoD Investigations of Allegations of U.S. Contractor-Fueled Human Trafficking KBR Subcont [..] > read more

Delmus Eugene Scott Jr. sentenced to 33 months for theft at Camp Buehring APO

Published on 2012-04-20 08:21:54

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Camp Buehring Postmaster Sent to Prison for Stealing Half Million in Money Orders (DoJ) – HOUSTON – April 19, 2012 – Delmus Eugene Scott, Jr., 34, of Humble, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for theft of government money, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: ITT employee Delmus Eugene Scott Jr., arrested for theft at Buehring APO Former ITT [..] > read more

U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 4 troops

Published on 2012-04-19 21:59:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (Associated Press) –  April 19, 2012  -   A U.S. Army helicopter crashed on a nighttime mission in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, and initial reports from the scene indicated that as many as four soldiers may have been killed, a U.S. defense official said. In a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Supreme Group helicopter crash in Afghanistan 12 Turkish ISAF service members & 4 Afghan civilians [..] > read more

Mark Adams & wife Latasha Bell indicted for USAID contractor fraud

Published on 2012-04-19 09:25:19

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Deputy Director of USAID Contractor and His Wife Accused of Embezzling More Than $1 Million Meant for Global Health - Indicted on Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Other Charges - Mark-Anthony Elisha Adams, age 43, of Fort Washington, Maryland, held the position of Deputy Director [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Jose Mendez & 2 others indicted in FMASO procurement fraud scheme Pentagon Negot [..] > read more

Air Force Lifts Booz Allen Suspension, Contractor Admits to “Broader Systemic Ethical Deficiencies” and “Additional Improper Actions”

Published on 2012-04-18 06:08:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Booz Allen’s hiring of former top Pentagon watchdog Gordon Heddell in December now makes perfect sense. At the time, POGO credited the hiring to “higher principle.” But now it looks more like the company was just trying to save its skin. Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Booz News: Top Contractor Booz Allen Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons Contracting Time Out for Booz Allen Hamilton U.S. Navy employee (ret) Gregory Penk pleads guilty to pro [..] > read more

Military embarrassed by Colombia prostitution scandal

Published on 2012-04-17 12:00:37

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Secret Service has yanked the security clearances of 11 members accused of bringing prostitutes to a hotel in Colombia ahead of last week’s pan-American summit, government officials with knowledge of the investigation said Monday. ~ CNN The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal Recent developments in the Dov [..] > read more

A taxing situation and other news

Published on 2012-04-16 09:17:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Pentagon defends millions to contractor despite unpaid taxes Tom Vanden Brook – (USA Today) – WASHINGTON - April 15, 2012 –  The tax problems of the military’s top propaganda contractor in Afghanistan would not have prevented the Pentagon from awarding it multimillion-dollar contracts, a top official said [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Newsweek on the Iraq Burn Pits – A Sic [..] > read more

Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal

Published on 2012-04-15 09:56:59

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “We don’t want our service members to be inadvertent supporters of trafficking,” he said. “It’s a crime; it’s a criminal business enterprise. And the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who say, ‘Well, I just go there to get some drinks,’ if it’s a place where the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Scandal in Mistreatment of Silent Service Members KBR’s Big Secret….Shhhh Don [..] > read more

Neil Gordon: Background Check Contractor is Back in the Police Blotter

Published on 2012-04-12 15:35:52

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NEIL GORDON – (POGO) – POGO saw a familiar name pop up in the news this week. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that a former employee of federal contractor United States Investigations Services (USIS) had pleaded guilty to a charge of making a false [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Neil Gordon (POGO): ‘Stoner Arms Dealer’ Gets 14-Year Ban from Federal Contracting Neil [..] > read more

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

Published on 2012-04-12 10:52:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: Former KBR employee Keith Strimple pleads guilty to child porn charg [..] > read more

Oregon case against KBR is streamlined

Published on 2012-04-11 06:19:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis - (The Oregonian) - April 10, 2012 – The suit brought by several dozen Oregon National Guard soldiers against military contractor KBR Inc. has been downsized by the federal judge hearing the case. In an effort to reduce the number of plaintiffs to a manageable number, U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers KBR’s app [..] > read more

Russell Spencer to plead guilty for lying in NAVSEA kickback case

Published on 2012-04-10 06:10:19

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Sub-Contractor in Rhode Island Naval Funds Kickback Case to Plead Guilty to Lying to the FBI (DoJ) – PROVIDENCE, RI – April 9, 2012 – Russell Spencer, 57, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, a sub-contractor who admitted in U.S. District Court in Providence in June 2011 to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: ASFT Executive to Plead Guilty to Navy Kickback Scheme Charges Alleged multi-million dollar [..] > read more

A matter of interpretation and other news

Published on 2012-04-08 14:05:58

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Defiant ‘Lord of War’ Sentenced to 25 Years Adam Klasfeld – (Courthouse News) – MANHATTAN – April 6, 2012 – Victor Bout, depicted in nonfiction as “The Merchant of Death” and in Hollywood as the “Lord of War,” pointed an accusatory finger at federal agents at [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: “This is a contract dispute not a criminal matter&# [..] > read more

KBR May Have Knowingly Poisoned U.S. Soldiers in Iraq, But It Won’t Pay a Penny

Published on 2012-04-06 12:07:33

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – April 5, 2012 – Lawyers representing U.S. soldiers poisoned at a water treatment plant in Iraq have presented strong evidence that contractor Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) knew personnel stationed there would be exposed to a carcinogenic chemical, according to The [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR knowingly exposes soldiers and employees to toxic poison (NBC video [..] > read more

Scandals abound but where are the solutions?

Published on 2012-04-06 12:06:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Of course, these pale in comparison to the $31 to $60 billion dollars in waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, but are certainly problematic in these tough economic times. ~Scott Amey, POGO General Counsel Capital Hill is appalled and outraged over the $822,000 spent at a conference in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Hearing: Oversight in Iraq and Afghanistan: Challenges and Solutions Sex Crimes & Scandals the D [..] > read more

Complaint says KBR knew of Iraq toxin

Published on 2012-04-04 11:48:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nigel Duara - (Associated Press AP) – PORTLAND, Ore. – April 4th, 2012 – A document uncovered by attorneys for soldiers sickened at an Iraqi water treatment plant shows a military contractor knew a deadly toxin was being stockpiled and used in massive quantities at the facility, despite [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR Knew About Chemical Before Exposure? Ind. Soldiers sue(KBR) over [..] > read more

KGL – A Test Case on Sanctions?

Published on 2012-04-04 11:45:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Despite Ongoing Federal Probe, Pentagon Asserts Big Contractor Has No Iranian Ties A Whistleblower Alleges Death Threats Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL), a major U.S. military contractor, is facing renewed allegations that it is working with Iran, possibly violating U.S. sanctions. In the political [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Test Anxiety Electrocuted soldier’s family seeks sanctions [..] > read more

Air Force mortician pays price for whistleblowing

Published on 2012-04-04 06:25:05

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Lerner said it was a public humiliation. “It was clear they were trying to send a message to the other employees at the mortuary that this is what happens to people who come forward.”~Caroline Lerner “Integrity is never popular up front, but long term it lasts [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Air Force dumped ashes of more troops’ remains in Va. landfill than acknowledged KBR accused of [..] > read more

Twofer Tuesday at government watchdog GSA

Published on 2012-04-03 09:10:57

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Last Tuesday the media announced GSA employee, Joan Freitag Ryan has been indicted for allegedly accepting illegal gratuities from a contractor.  This Tuesday an announcement that Martha Johnson, head of GSA has resigned for partying down in Las Vegas on the taxpayer’s dime.    This is the government entity  charged [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Gladly pay you on Tuesday for a CHU today  [..] > read more

Former Fluor employee David John Welch pleads guilty to stealing & selling military equipment in Iraq

Published on 2012-04-02 13:03:02

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Civilian Contractor Pleads Guilty in North Carolina for Role in Scheme to Steal and Sell Military Equipment in Iraq (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – April 2, 2012 – A former U.S. civilian contractor pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of North Carolina to conspiring to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former DoD Employee Tyrone Ellis pleads guilty to stealing funds meant for soldiers in ne [..] > read more

David Isenberg: Some Things Are Just Unacceptable

Published on 2012-04-02 12:10:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – On March 27 the Technology, Informational Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing, “Labor Abuses, Human Trafficking, and Government Contracts: Is the Government Doing Enough to Protect Vulnerable Workers?” [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: David Is [..] > read more

How does your garden grow and other news

Published on 2012-04-01 11:19:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Department of Defense plans to exempt records of internal law enforcement investigations from Privacy Act disclosure requirements. The act, which governs record systems maintained by federal agencies, normally requires that individuals be allowed to view records that pertain to them unless the records were gathered [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: You’ll pay for that & other news Who’s sorry [..] > read more

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

Published on 2012-03-30 16:10:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: Congress Investigates Electrocution Death Of Soldiers In Iraq 3rd anniversary of th [..] > read more

New Legislation Includes POGO’s Recommendations for Ending Human Trafficking in U.S. War Zones

Published on 2012-03-29 08:52:46

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – March 28, 2012 – U.S. taxpayers unknowingly fund human trafficking in Iraq and Afghanistan because of poor contractor oversight–but bipartisan Members of Congress are cracking down on this deplorable crime. A new bill introduced on Monday in the House and the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR Subcontractor Accused of Human Trafficking Continues to Win U.S [..] > read more

Seven Plead Guilty in Wide-Ranging Corruption Scheme at the Naval Fleet Readiness Center in San Diego

Published on 2012-03-29 05:34:02

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As part of the conspiracy, defense contractors provided Navy officials with over one million dollars in personal benefits, including cash, checks, retail gift cards, flat screen television sets, luxury massage chairs, home furniture and appliances, bicycles costing thousands of dollars, model airplanes, and home remodeling services. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: ASFT Executive to Plead Guilty to Navy Kic [..] > read more

Desi Deandre Wade sentenced to 18 months for accepting bribes in Afghanistan

Published on 2012-03-28 16:05:40

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Department of Defense Employee Sentenced to Prison for Taking $99,000 in Bribes Defendant Worked in Afghanistan Supporting U.S. Military Effort (FBI) – ATLANTA – March 28, 2012 – DESI DEANDRE WADE, 40, of Climax, Georgia, was sentenced today to federal prison for using his position [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Defense official, Desi Deandre Wade, pleads guilty in Ga. to bribery [..] > read more

GOP, Dems come together to fight human trafficking by contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan

Published on 2012-03-27 11:28:12

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Pete Kasperowicz – (The Hill) – March 27, 2012 – A bipartisan group of members from the House and Senate proposed legislation on Monday that seeks to crack down on human trafficking by contractors that the U.S. military hires for work in Iraq and Afghanistan. The [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Your Tax Dollars Are Supporting Human Trafficking In Iraq KBR And Human Trafficking In Iraq KBR [..] > read more

Vanishing acts and other news

Published on 2012-03-25 17:44:50

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Tracking Gaddafi: The case against the Canadian accused of aiding a dictator’s son Stewart Bell – (National Post) –  MEXICO CITY – March 24, 2012 –  When a dictatorship falls, the old regime takes flight. And so when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi began losing his grip on [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Pentagon Acts To Boost Security In Wake Of Fort Hood Rampage Myths, Misconduct and [..] > read more

Default entered against military contractor Agility

Published on 2012-03-24 20:12:48

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" "They now have to face the music," Moss said. "They can run but that can't hide from the U.S. government, the U.S. taxpayer and the U.S. legal system." Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Agility Unit Sues U.S. to Lift Freeze on Military Contracts (with links to court filings) USA vs. Agility – Redux (Updated 01/09/2010) Agility U.S. Unit Fraud Charges to Be Dropped > read more

Lockheed Martin Corporation Reaches $15.85 Million Settlement with U.S. to Resolve FCA Allegations

Published on 2012-03-23 09:58:40

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “It is troubling that a large defense contractor with long-established contractual ties with the United States failed to undertake appropriate measures to ensure the integrity and validity of the costs it submitted to the United States,” said Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Lockheed Martin & SAIC settle False Claims Act case for bid rigging at [..] > read more

DoD, DoJ & DoS on Human Trafficking TIPs & tricks

Published on 2012-03-21 15:14:01

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Two recent press releases indicate that once again the DoD and the DoJ are standing on their collective soapboxes and taking a stand against human trafficking. Excuse me while I yawn at their anemic attempts to truly combat this problem. How many headlines have to hit the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Is KBR guilty of Human Trafficking in…..Americans? Your Tax Dollars Are Supporting Human Trafficking [..] > read more

Terry Hall sentenced to 3 years + 3 months for bribery & money laundering at Camp Arifjan

Published on 2012-03-20 15:51:19

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Army Contractor Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison for Role in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to DoD Contracts To Date, 17 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty or Been Convicted at Trial in Ongoing Corruption Investigation (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – March 20, 2012 – Terry [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Two more indictments unsealed in the Camp Arifjan bribery scandal Former U.S. Army [..] > read more

Red Star’s Bagram contract extended again

Published on 2012-03-20 14:17:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Walter Pincus – (Washington Post) – March 20, 2012 – A heavily redacted notice posted recently by the Defense Logistics Agency discloses that for [deleted] millions of dollars, Red Star Enterprises Ltd. will continue for [time period deleted] delivering roughly 10 million gallons of jet fuel a month [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Controversial defense contractors Mina and Red Star reve [..] > read more

Senators want automatic suspension of contractors

Published on 2012-03-20 10:20:51

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" While this article seems to point out the negative aspects of  the automatic suspension of contractors there obviously needs to be consequences for illegal activity.  The blatant fraud, waste and abuse of tax dollars have gone on far too long.  The automatic suspension requirement is a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Private security contractors get a 3 month reprieve from suspension order in Afghanista [..] > read more

Afghanistan Setbacks May Lead to Pre-Election U.S. Exit

Published on 2012-03-20 05:12:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Noah Feldman – (Bloomberg) – Mar 18, 2012 – A month ago, the one sure thing about Afghanistan was that the U.S. would not withdraw troops before November 2012, staving off potential disaster until after the elections. Now that assumption is no longer certain. In the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR convoy lead Kenneth “Taz” Lewis to be remembered Iraq not issuing exit visas [..] > read more

Private security contractors get a 3 month reprieve from suspension order in Afghanistan

Published on 2012-03-19 12:14:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Afghanistan extend private security firms closing deadline By GHANIZADA – (Khaama Press) – March 19, 2012 – Afghan interior ministry announced to delay forced cancellation of private security companies in Afghanistan by at least 3 months. All the private security companies excluding those private security firms which [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Iraq wants to limit private security co [..] > read more

Harold F. Babb pleads guilty to kickback scheme

Published on 2012-03-13 19:03:54

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Business Executive Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Alleged $28 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme Scam Involved Steering of Government Contracts, Payments to Former Managers at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (FBI) –  District of Columbia - WASHINGTON - March 13, 2012 – Harold F. Babb, 60, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former USACE program manager Michael A. Alexander & contractor [..] > read more

PTSD diagnoses at Lewis-McChord reexamined

Published on 2012-03-12 16:41:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It is home base not only of the soldier accused in this weekend’s shooting of civilian women and children in Afghanistan, but also Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, who was recently convicted of killing Afghan civilians for sport. It’s also the base of Iraq War veteran Benjamin [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR convoy lead Kenneth “Taz” Lewis to be remembered Widow says KBR repeatedly atte [..] > read more

Who’s sorry now and other news

Published on 2012-03-12 06:11:07

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Deportation likely for porn man Dan Oakes – (Sydney Morning Herald) – March 12, 2012 – An Australian man facing up to 10 years in prison for a child pornography offence in the United States could be deported to Australia after serving any jail sentence. US [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Booz News: Top Contractor Booz Allen Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons Charging forward and other [..] > read more

Canada’s sole source contract bad boy security firm Blackwater aka XE Services nka ACADEMI

Published on 2012-03-09 09:30:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. firm linked to civilian deaths hired to train Canadian soldiers “Could the Canadian government find no one better to train Canadian soldiers?” he said. “A sole-sourced contract worries you at the best of times. But to sole-source Blackwater?” Lee Berthiaume – (Postmedia News) – OTTAWA [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Blackwater/Xe loses $1 Billion contract award afte [..] > read more

Booz News: Top Contractor Booz Allen Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons

Published on 2012-03-08 11:52:58

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Scott Amey – (POGO) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency responsible for protecting investors and economic markets, has awarded millions of dollars to top 100 federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton for management support services. According to Reuters, some lawmakers and SEC insiders are [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: U.S. Navy employee (ret) Gregory Penk pleads guilty to [..] > read more

U.S. Navy employee (ret) Gregory Penk pleads guilty to providing bid tips to contractor Booz Allen Hamilton

Published on 2012-03-08 05:25:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" St. Mary’s County Former Navy Employee Pleads Guilty to Disclosing Contractor Bid Information Penk’s plea agreement states that from 1969 until last July, he worked for the Navy in St. Inigoes, and in 2001 became a division director for an identification systems division. In June 2010, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Booz News: Top Contractor Booz Allen Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons Contra [..] > read more

U.S. Army CPT Michael Rutecki guilty of contracting crimes in Iraq

Published on 2012-03-07 21:00:30

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Gratuities Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War (DoJ)- WASHINGTON – March 7, 2012 – A captain in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty in Alaska today for accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from a contractor during [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq W [..] > read more

Military rape victims speaks out; Class action filed

Published on 2012-03-07 09:23:46

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Plaintiff in rape lawsuit speaks out Class action lawsuit filed Tuesday Updated: Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012, 6:34 PM EST Published : Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012, 6:33 PM EST NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Eight sailors and Marines say they were sexually assaulted while in the military, but [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Class Action filed against Xe/Blackwater Class Action suit filed for KBR Burn Pit injuries George Lund [..] > read more

Family Says DynCorp Lied About Killing

Published on 2012-03-06 08:38:31

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Glynis Farrell – (Courthouse News)  – DETROIT – March 6, 2012 – A family claims in Federal Court that DynCorp International covered up the shooting of their son, who allegedly was shot to death by a drunken co-worker in Iraq.       The family of the late [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Justin Cannon, former Blackwater contractor sentenced for killing Afghan civilian US Authori [..] > read more

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

Published on 2012-03-05 20:44:04

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: KBR, Partner in Iraq Contract Sued in Hum [..] > read more

Errs on the side of corruption and other news

Published on 2012-03-04 16:35:56

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The final findings of the Commission on Wartime Contracting, a bipartisan coalition formed in the spirit of the legendary Truman Committee, which exposed massive waste in World War II-era defense contracting. The modern commission found that these problems persist: At least one out of every six [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Prosecutions, corruption, greed and other news Neil Gordon: Two Former Watchdogs [..] > read more

91 count indictment for 3 former corporate officers at Laguna Construction Co. Iraq fraud

Published on 2012-03-02 19:52:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Officers of New Mexico-Based Defense Contractor Charged in Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes Related to Rebuilding Efforts in Iraq Video news story about the investigation March 6, 2009 – Click HERE to view Part 2 – March 7, 2009 (FBI) – ALBUQUERQUE – March 2, 2012 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: The False Claims Act rewards citizens for reporting corporate fraud Promoting [..] > read more

Recent developments in the Dover Mortuary scandal

Published on 2012-03-02 10:28:11

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Here are the most recent articles on the scandal at Dover Mortuary, including the final report (PDF) from the Office of Special Counsel. ~Forseti Dover Air Base mortuary supervisor resigns (Washington Post) – March 2, 2012 – A mortuary supervisor at the heart of the Dover Air [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Dover mortuary landfill dumping: Congressman asked Pentagon about practice in Sept. Pro [..] > read more

McCaskill, Webb Introduce Wartime Contracting Legislation that Could Save Taxpayers Billions

Published on 2012-03-02 06:10:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NEIL GORDON and JAKE WIENS – (POGO) – March 1, 2012 – Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have introduced the Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (S. 2139), a bill that will greatly enhance transparency, sustainability, and accountability in overseas contingency operation [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Wartime Contracting Commission releases final re [..] > read more

Court Revives Suit Over Electrocuted Guardsman

Published on 2012-03-01 15:01:23

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi cour [..] > read more

David Levick & His Firm Indicted in Plot to Export Restricted Military and Other U.S. Technology to Iran

Published on 2012-02-29 15:13:21

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" � (DoJ) – WASHINGTON - February 29, 2012 –  An Australian man and his company have been indicted today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for conspiring to export sensitive military and other technology from the United States to Iran, including components with [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Michael Todd, sentenced for illegal export of military components to Iran conspiracy [..] > read more

“Sympathy for the Devil” & Judge Keith P. Ellison

Published on 2012-02-28 20:40:45

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" No, I am not saying that Judge Keith P. Ellison has formed a cover band and is belting out  Rolling Stones tunes from his garage somewhere in Texas.  Although, he may be honing his Mick Jagger strut for a grand debut on the local music scene, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR can’t recover $2M from Jones; case not frivolous says Judge KBR’s Jack Stanley Free Until 2011 912 and a wake-up for [..] > read more

Risk Safety, Have Govt Contract Fees Reduced

Published on 2012-02-28 06:23:19

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Tish Kraft – (Courthouse News) – WASHINGTON – February 28, 2012 –  The Department of Defense may reduce or deny award fees to government contractors found to jeopardize the health or safety of government personnel, under an interim rule now adopted as final. This rule also [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR loses $84.7M in Award Fees for LOGCAP III in Iraq DoD doles out taxpayer&# [..] > read more

You’re dismissed and other news

Published on 2012-02-26 21:03:45

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Defense attorneys were critical of the FBI’s reliance on the informant [Richard Bistrong], an executive of a Florida body armor company [Armor Holdings] who they called a sociopathic liar with a devious mind. They said he was able to persuade federal agents to let him plead guilty [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: West Virginia Soldiers’ Lawsuits Dismissed Tyrants of the Pentagon and other news No c [..] > read more

Two U.S. military officers killed at GIRoA Ministry in Afghanistan

Published on 2012-02-25 19:55:52

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “I condemn today’s attack at the Afghan Ministry of Interior that killed two of our coalition officers, and my thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the brave individuals lost today,” said Gen. John R. Allen, Commander of the International Security Assistance [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Hero soldiers ‘thrown in the trash’: Military dumped body parts [..] > read more

912 and a wake-up for KBR’s Albert “Jack” Stanley!

Published on 2012-02-23 20:40:10

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Chairman and CEO of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Foreign Bribery and Kickback Schemes Stanley asked the judge for leniency, saying he’d been raised on “traditional American values of hard work, honesty and integrity.” “But somewhere along the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR’s Jack Stanley Free Until 2011 Pentagon’s top personnel official Cli [..] > read more

Eurica Pressley receives 6 year sentence for role in Iraq war bribery scheme

Published on 2012-02-23 15:55:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Wife of Former Army Major Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Role in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Dod Contracts To Date, 17 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty or Been Convicted at Trial in Ongoing Corruption Investigation (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – February 23, 2012 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former Army Major Eddie Pressley and wife Eurica found guilty on 22 charges Former U.S. Arm [..] > read more

KBR’s Chodan get slap on wrist for FCPA violations

Published on 2012-02-22 14:17:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" British man gets probation in KBR bribery scheme HOUSTON (AP) – A British man has been sentenced to probation for helping a former Halliburton subsidiary steer massive bribes to Nigerian officials to win more than $6 billion in construction contracts. Wojciech Chodan was sentenced Wednesday in [...] No related posts. > read more

“We can’t do anything about it until we get the call.” How about you pick up the phone!

Published on 2012-02-20 16:44:17

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the south and their countrymen are moldering in the dust. ~Abraham Lincoln In the last few [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Army decision to deny millions in bonuses to KBR is “Right call, but only fist step” Lawmakers call [..] > read more

Caching in and other news

Published on 2012-02-19 17:47:41

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" We the People Petition - War profiteering has never been so profitable for the wrongdoer and so dangerous for our troops and the taxpayer!  (SIGN HERE) First Iran exiles leave Ashraf camp in Iraq About 400 Iranian exiles have been transferred from their long-held camp in north-western [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: You’ll pay for that & other news Not so fast and other news Pentagon persists in pa [..] > read more

Grounds for debarment or too big to fail?

Published on 2012-02-17 05:22:50

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Suspend a Big Government Contractor. “Too big to fail” is a term thrown around the financial world quite a bit these days, but apparently it applies to the government contracting industry as well. As it stands right now, there are large contractors that would never make [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: DoD Suspension and Debarment: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The DCMA will not let KBR fail Neil Gordo [..] > read more

Blood Money

Published on 2012-02-16 08:27:25

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" War profiteering has never been so profitable for the wrongdoer and so dangerous for our troops and the taxpayer.  Please sign my petition (SIGN HERE) More than 200 soldiers are suing KBR for knowingly exposing them to toxic chemicals in Iraq, whose effects started with nose bleeds [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Defense Department Inspector General says KBR and the military failed to respond quickly to [..] > read more

Former USACE program manager Michael A. Alexander & contractor plead guilty to kickback scheme

Published on 2012-02-15 12:39:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager Pleads Guilty in Alleged $20 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme Scam Involved Steering of Government Contracts; Contractor Also Pleads Guilty to Charges Today (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – February 13, 2012 – Michael A. Alexander, 55, a former program manager [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: ASFT Executive to Plead Guilty to Navy Kickback Scheme Charges [..] > read more

Army Reservist Sgt. Amasha King pleads guilty to contracting crime at Arifjan

Published on 2012-02-15 05:13:21

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Army Reserves Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War Defendant Accepted $20,500 Related to the Processing of Bottled Water Invoices in Kuwait (DoJ) – WASHINGTON - February 14, 2012 –  A sergeant in the U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Supp [..] > read more

We want our $60 billion back!

Published on 2012-02-13 19:05:17

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 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: KBR’s Utt tells the DoD to back off! Iraq: We Lost $1.2 Billion in Equipment Going in; How Much Will We Lose Gettin [..] > read more

U.S. Laws Don’t Protect Embassy Worker in Iraq

Published on 2012-02-13 16:46:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN - (Courthouse News) – A contractor fired from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad while on medical leave has no right to sue her employer because “the embassy is not a U.S. territory,” a federal judge ruled.    After publication of the decision last week, the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: OIG Report recommends the return of $132M for US Embassy fiasco in Baghdad The US Embas [..] > read more

No complaints here & other news

Published on 2012-02-12 10:00:50

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"  …“God will forgive you, but the bureaucracy never will.” This is an appropriate warning for civil servants who would report contractor fraud against the military, one of our nation’s more popular corporate pastimes.  Be prepared for the Pentagon to side with the crooked contractor and fire [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Prosecutions, corruption, greed and other news Where DynCorp goes drunk [..] > read more

Supreme Group helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Published on 2012-02-12 08:23:41

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Four Tajiks killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan (Monsters and Critics) – Kabul – February 12, 2012 – A helicopter used by a civilian company contracted to NATO crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing all four Tajik crew members, officials said Sunday. The crash was due to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Three killed as civilian helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (Updated) Supreme Gr [..] > read more

War’s Risks Shift to Contractors

Published on 2012-02-11 21:34:46

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By ROD NORDLAND (NYTimes) Published: February 11, 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan — Even dying is being outsourced here. This is a war where traditional military jobs, from mess hall cooks to base guards and convoy drivers, have increasingly been shifted to the private sector. Many American generals [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Electrical Risks at Bases in Iraq Worse Than Previously Said Defense Department In [..] > read more

Weapon dealer taps extremists’ defense

Published on 2012-02-10 09:19:08

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nashville gun company’s owner trying to avoid trial on gun smuggling charges Brandon Gee – (The Tennessean) – February 10, 2012 – An Englishman is borrowing the legal tactics of a radical American movement in an attempt to dodge federal gun-smuggling charges — or at least [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Feds raid defense contractor in Nashville Self proclaimed Lord of War’s [..] > read more

Why are we compelled to blow stuff up on the 4th of July?

Published on 2011-07-04 05:00:50

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Happy Independence Day!! To all our troops who have served past and present at home and abroad, during times of war and peacetime, I thank you. Without you, the United S > read more

What do you know about the U.S. Flag?

Published on 2011-07-04 04:30:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" What do you know about our U.S. Flag? I love this poster because it gives so much information about U.S. flag evolution and history.This poster below is at 30% of origin > read more

What is the Declaration of Independence?

Published on 2011-07-04 04:00:20

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Have you ever actually read the Declaration of Independence, the reason we are celebrating our 235th Independence Days? It only takes a few minutes. Read it and you will > read more

Dishonoring our heros & other news

Published on 2011-07-03 11:38:50

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" AP Exclusive: US ignores vet graves in Philippines Jim Gomez – (AP) – CLARK, Philippines -July 3, 2011 – Walking along the rows of tombstones here offe > read more

Wasteful Afghan projects: Where does the buck stop?

Published on 2011-07-01 10:33:01

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Lydia Mulvany – (McClatchy Newspapers) – WASHINGTON – June 30, 2011 – Inefficient and unsustainable construction projects in Afghanistan have swa > read more

Kabul Brothels Continue to Service NATO

Published on 2011-06-30 15:28:36

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Embassy blames Afghan Government! Monday 20 June 2011, by Matthew Nasuti The unofficial message from the West to victims of oppression is: “We will liberate you a > read more

CENTCOM rewards KBR’s dismal LOGCAP performance with $3.8 billion MATOC Contract

Published on 2011-06-30 10:38:21

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Awarded U.S. Central Command’s Multiple Award Task Order Contract BusinessWire – June 30, 2011 KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that it has been awarded by the > read more

Sallyport Wins KBR LOGCAP Contract and Transitions in 60 Days

Published on 2011-06-29 10:50:30

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (PRWEB) June 29, 2011 Sallyport was awarded the Fire and Emergency Services contract for Iraq under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP III). The Prime cont > read more

Zero prosecutions = zero effort in enforcing the law against trafficking in persons

Published on 2011-06-29 08:19:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Pentagon Contractor Employee Investigated for Human Trafficking, Fired… But No Prosecutions or Contract Terminations NICK SCHWELLENBACH – (POGO) – June > read more

Former Army NCO Robert Ashley Nelson pleads guilty to theft

Published on 2011-06-28 13:14:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Stealing Equipment in Iraq and Receiving Proceeds from Sale on Black Market (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – June 28, 2011  > read more

Pentagon procurement, a carpetbagger’s dream come true

Published on 2011-06-28 09:46:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" How two shell companies duped the Pentagon Brian Grow and Kelly Carr – (Reuters) – CHEYENNE/ATLANDA – June 28, 2011 – Two companies incorporated > read more

Subcontracting Substandard Services: Military Contracts in Iraq Still Controversial

Published on 2011-06-27 10:09:17

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (CorpWatch) June 27, 2011 Najlaa International Catering Services won a $3 million five-year contract in February 2010 to prepare food for the U.S. > read more

Justin Cannon, former Blackwater contractor sentenced for killing Afghan civilian

Published on 2011-06-27 09:32:45

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-contractor to serve 2.5 years in Afghan’s death Brock Vergakis – (AP) – NORFOLK, Va. – June 27, 2011 – A former Blackwater contractor wa > read more

Ferreting out fraud and other news

Published on 2011-06-26 10:39:02

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Beyond missteps, military crime lab roils with discontent Marisa Taylor – (McClatchy Newspapers) – Washington – June 25, 2011 – The military̵ > read more

Accused rapist Charles Bortz sez it was consensual

Published on 2011-06-23 20:16:54

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Charles David Bortz Mugshot from October 2006 arrest for Battery in Okaloosa County Florida Boartz, who said he was interviewed by the State Department two days after th > read more

Iraq car bomb kills U.S. contractor (Updated 06/24/11)

Published on 2011-06-23 11:13:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The civilian contractor and another American who was wounded in the blast were attacked in eastern Baghdad on the way to a Baghdad University campus, the U.S. Embassy re > read more

5 U.S. corporations indicted for selling military aircraft components to Iran

Published on 2011-06-23 09:33:02

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Members of International Procurement Network Indicted for Supplying Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components Total of 12 Defendants in U.S., France, U.A.E. and Iran C > read more

Camp Arifjan contracting wins two more indictments

Published on 2011-06-22 19:33:29

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Army Sergeant and Associate Indicted for Alleged Bribe Scheme Involving Contracts at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait (DoJ) – WASHINGTON - June 22, 2011 –  An 1 > read more

Former Army contracting officials indicted

Published on 2011-06-22 19:09:20

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Army Contracting Officials Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. & Filing False Tax Returns and Ethics Forms Among the work Vistas allegedly received wa > read more

HBO’s “Hot Coffee” Documentary features Jamie Leigh Jones rape case and others

Published on 2011-06-22 10:26:33

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hot Coffee Premieres on HBO, Monday, June 27 at 9 PM (E/P)/8 PM (C) “Eye-opening indictment of the way big business spins the media.” —Variety “Stunning debut > read more

KBR’s legal maneuvers denied in SSG Ryan Maseth case

Published on 2011-06-22 08:25:21

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR's position in this litigation is that the Army was allegedly negligent Other related posts from Ms Sparky:Judge rules against KBR in Ryan Maseth case (with opinion) KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful dea > read more

KBR attorneys attack rape victim’s past

Published on 2011-06-21 21:20:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (If you are having problems viewing this video with your browser click HERE) KBR attorneys turn focus on alleged rape victim’s past by Kevin Reece / KHOU 11 News Poste > read more

Attorney Andrew McKinney attempts to vilify his client’s (alleged) victim

Published on 2011-06-21 15:29:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Woman’s Iraq rape allegations, history questioned JUAN A. LOZANO – (Associated Press) -  June 21, 2011 – Attorneys for military contractor KBR Inc. an > read more

U.S. Gave Military Contracts to Firm (KGL) With Alleged Iran Ties

Published on 2011-06-21 08:15:55

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" MATTHEW MOSK and RICHARD ESPOSITO (ABC News) – June 21, 2011 – A Kuwaiti shipping company that has done more than $1 billion in business with the U.S. milita > read more

Jury hears tearful testimony from KBR rape victim (Updated w/video)

Published on 2011-06-20 11:42:40

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Woman testifies about Iraq rape while KBR worker Juan A. Lozano, AP Updated 12:08 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2011 HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday > read more

Faking it in bed and other news

Published on 2011-06-19 09:16:07

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you can’t view the video from your browser click HERE Chinese stymie U.S. hunt for parts (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) – Jun > read more

Have a Happy Father’s Day!

Published on 2011-06-19 07:37:52

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Happy Father’s Day to all the father’s who are currently deployed and are serving our country.  Being deployed adds additional challenges to being a Father. > read more

Judge rules against KBR in Ryan Maseth case (with opinion)

Published on 2011-06-17 14:45:15

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For a copy of Judge Nora Barry Fischer’s opinion click HERE Judge: Iraq law won’t apply to Maseth wrongful death suit Brian Bowling – PITTSBURGH TRIBUN > read more

LOGCAP IV contractors – a trifecta of fraud & corruption

Published on 2011-06-17 13:54:05

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Texas-Based Fluor Corporation to Pay U.S. $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Liability Allegations Related to Contract at Hanford Nuclear Site > read more

Woman suing KBR testifies against company

Published on 2011-06-17 05:49:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" HOUSTON (KTRK) — Jamie Leigh Jones fought for six years to have a trial and tell her story to jury. On Thursday afternoon, she got her chance, tearing up at times > read more

Al Qaeda hit list targets execs at KBR and Halliburton

Published on 2011-06-16 22:53:57

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Al Qaeda-Linked Site Posts ‘Hit List’ of U.S. Targets, Prompting Feds to Send Alert By Judson Berger Published June 16, 2011 FoxNews.com The Department of Ho > read more

KBR attorneys attempt to discredit victim of brutal rape

Published on 2011-06-15 09:18:55

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Attorney: KBR didn’t have hostile work environment by Kevin Reece – KHOU 11 News – June 14, 2011 HOUSTON –Attorneys for KBR told a federal civil cour > read more

Contractor Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Death of Afghan National in Kabul, Afghanistan

Published on 2011-06-14 16:14:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – June 14, 2011 – Christopher Drotleff, 31, of Virginia Beach, Va., was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in shooting > read more

KBR Subcontractor Accused of Human Trafficking Continues to Win U.S. Contracts

Published on 2011-06-14 16:04:23

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has just released an informative in depth report into the human trafficking offenses of a significant KBR Dining Facility (DFA > read more

Blackwater Gets ‘Too Big To Fail,’ Hires AIG Castoff

Published on 2011-06-14 09:59:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Spencer Ackerman – (Danger Room) – June 13, 2011 – Nothing says, “We’re through with scandal!” quite like hiring a former executive from one of t > read more

Fighting for treatment

Published on 2011-06-14 09:33:55

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Kevin Graman – (Spokesman-Review) – June 13, 2011 – A highly trained helicopter mechanic sits in her Chattaroy home and wonders what will come next: an > read more

NSA Panama City contractor charged in child porn case

Published on 2011-06-14 09:29:49

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" S. Bradley Clahoun – (News Herald) – PANAMA CITY - June 13, 2011 –  A department of defense contractor who was working at Naval Support Activity Pan > read more

Jamie Leigh Jones rape case against KBR/Halliburton begins today (Updated)

Published on 2011-06-13 15:48:24

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Jury selection begins in KBR, Halliburton gang rape lawsuit Lisa Chavarria and Kevin Reese – (KHOU) – HOUSTON – June 13, 2011 – Jury selection began > read more

Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War

Published on 2011-06-13 14:06:20

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Defendant Accepted $250,000 Related to the Award of Bottled Water Contracts (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – June 13, 2011 – A former U.S. Army major pleaded guilt > read more

Mucking About and other news

Published on 2011-06-12 13:10:46

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Drugmaker pays $25 million to settle military claim Robert Little – (The Baltimore Sun) – June 10, 2011 – The medical questions about the Army’s > read more

Ex-defense contractor indicted on charges of stealing and selling US military ammo in Iraq

Published on 2011-06-11 08:11:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Associated Press (AP) – RENO, Nev. – June 10, 2011 – A former employee of a Nevada-based defense contractor has been indicted on charges that he conspi > read more

Class Action filed against Xe/Blackwater

Published on 2011-06-09 10:06:06

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Scott Bloch blasts Blackwater on behalf of thousands of former employees who were mistreated and denied employee benefits, unemployment and other withholding based on a > read more

Fact or Crap: KBR Fact Sheets Revived

Published on 2011-06-08 08:47:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As many of you are aware, KBR has a page on their website called KBR Fact Sheets. Until a couple of months ago, the Fact Sheet page listed several of KBR’s high pr > read more

KBR’s Mike Land reprimanded for taking a stand against human trafficking

Published on 2011-06-07 20:48:30

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Dancing Cowboy Whistleblower Posted by Sarah Stillman The New Yorker In the June 6th issue of the magazine, my “Invisible Army” piece told the story of foreign w > read more

Commission on Wartime Contracting Hearing June 7, 2011

Published on 2011-06-07 17:07:08

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Plans Private Guard Force for Iraq State Department Prepares to Hire 5,100-Strong Security Detail and Take Over Military Hardware for After Army Leaves NATHAN HODGE > read more

Police Trainer, Brett Benton Killed In Afghanistan

Published on 2011-06-06 09:19:48

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" June 6, 2011 Richmond native killed in Afghanistan By Bill Robinson Senior News Writer The Richmond Register Mon Jun 06, 2011, 08:50 AM EDT RICHMOND — A Richmond nativ > read more

Let them eat cake and other news

Published on 2011-06-05 09:17:47

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" FOIA Friday: Inside Look at Formation of Gov’t Response to Press Inquiry about Human Trafficking Nick Schwellenbach – (POGO) – June 3, 2011 This week&# > read more

Neil Gordon (POGO): ‘Stoner Arms Dealer’ Gets 14-Year Ban from Federal Contracting

Published on 2011-06-04 10:02:16

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By NEIL GORDON June 2, 2011 – (POGO) – The story of Efraim Diveroli took a new turn in March when the U.S. Army debarred Diveroli and his company, AEY Inc., > read more

Long Path to Courtroom for War Contractor Accused of Bribery

Published on 2011-06-04 09:52:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" T. Christian Miller ProPublica, June 1, 2011 For proof that the wheels of justice turn slowly for private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and sometimes bog down all > read more

Army judges weigh military trials for civilians

Published on 2011-06-03 05:01:12

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Using U.S. civilian courts to prosecute contractors working with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq has been largely ineffective, and trying them in local courts often has not been possible. Other related > read more

Cold-Blooded Scam Alleged in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-06-02 06:19:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DAN MCCUE – DALLAS (CN) – June 1, 2011 – U.S. contractors in Afghanistan fraudulently induced an Afghani company to work as a subcontractor, then skipp > read more

Two Iraqi Nationals Indicted on Federal Terrorism Charges in Kentucky

Published on 2011-05-31 12:12:05

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In a number of meetings with the CHS, Alwan allegedly discussed his prior activities as an insurgent in Iraq from 2003 until his capture by Iraqi authorities in May 2006, including his use of IEDs and sniper r > read more

Two more indictments unsealed in the Camp Arifjan bribery scandal

Published on 2011-05-31 11:38:51

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 2 Americans Are Indicted in Iraq Contract Bribery JACK HEALY – (NY Times) – BAGHDAD - May 30, 2011 - Two American businessmen have been charged with giving > read more

Thank you to ALL our fallen heroes!

Published on 2011-05-29 22:44:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Memorial Day, formally known as Decoration Day because the graves of Union Soldiers who died in the Civil War were decorated with flowers, was first observed in 1865. In > read more

Importunate at an inopportune time & other news

Published on 2011-05-29 08:32:06

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dept. of Defense attorney charged in Edison sex sting Two other men also arrested earlier this month (Madison News Journel) – EDISON - May 28, 2011 – A seni > read more

THE AMERICANS LEFT BEHIND

Published on 2011-05-28 08:58:20

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Today he remains America's lone POW from Southeast Asia, a symbol of the courage and commitment of the American military man. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:5 Americans detained in Iraq for murder of fo > read more

Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years

Published on 2011-05-27 13:24:39

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In honor of the men and women who serve our country, we will be posting stories and articles this Memorial Day weekend to remember and celebrate the heroes of our natio > read more

CEJA – Piercing the criminal veil in government contracts

Published on 2011-05-26 09:32:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" We must fix the law to help avoid arbitrary injustice and ensure that victims will not see their attackers escape accountability. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:Americans Want KBR Debarred From Governmen > read more

KBR is the talk of the hill as in Capitol Hill

Published on 2011-05-26 06:28:21

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Schrader said contractors are "working the system to the taxpayers' detriment." Other related posts from Ms Sparky:The Pentagon absolves contractors of responsibility in Middle East Blumenauer seeks end to b > read more

Another former KBR perv arrested for child porn

Published on 2011-05-23 12:26:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I’m not sure how I missed this one but better late than never! It would appear another of KBR’s employees has been arrested by Naval Criminal Investigation S > read more

Taxes – we pilfer from them but we won’t pay them & other news

Published on 2011-05-22 09:07:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Meanwhile, the owners and officers of some contractors that weren’t paying federal taxes had significant personal assets, including a sports team, a high-performan > read more

Alphabet of agencies converge on NC

Published on 2011-05-21 06:51:04

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Home of Navy’s N.C. bombing range manager searched Jeff Hampton – (Virginian-Pilot) – MANNS HARBOR, N.C. – May 21, 2011 – A cadre of federa > read more

Showing The PMSC Sector The Money

Published on 2011-05-20 06:27:51

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – The PMSC Observer & Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) May 19, 2011 & > read more

Former DoD Employee Tyrone Ellis pleads guilty to stealing funds meant for soldiers in need

Published on 2011-05-19 12:12:03

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Department of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Financial Assistance Funds Intended for Service Members (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – May 19, 2011 – > read more

U.S. fines BAE $79 million, Rock Island rewards BAE with $10 million

Published on 2011-05-19 09:09:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" BAE Systems Ordnance System, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn., was awarded on May 12 a $10,062,500 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of propell > read more

What’s shakin’ at the State Department — dancing with the devil (DynCorp) that’s what

Published on 2011-05-17 09:01:43

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As U.S. Military Exits Iraq, Contractors To Enter Tom Bowman – (NPR) – May 17, 2011 – A U.S. Army helicopter brigade is set to pull out of Baghdad in D > read more

KBR truck drivers awarded class arbitration status for unpaid overtime worked (docs)

Published on 2011-05-16 15:58:25

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR truck drivers win a major victory in the ongoing battle with KBR regarding being forced to work “off the clock”. The KBR management war cry of “84 > read more

Troops in Mideast Have More Respiratory Ills, Data Show

Published on 2011-05-16 14:39:34

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" SHIRLEY S. WANG – (Wall Street Journel) – May 16, 2011 – Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have a higher rate of debilitating respiratory ill > read more

Mentors, mercenaries and other news

Published on 2011-05-15 10:47:11

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Sheikh hires mercenary force to secure Emirates Abu Dhabi – May 15, 2011 – The billionaire founder of Blackwater Worldwide, a scandal-plagued American securi > read more

Iraq KBR rape case civil trial date set

Published on 2011-05-12 10:52:30

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Len Cannon – (KHOU 11 News) – HOUSTON – May 12, 2011 – A woman who said she was gang-raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for the Houston-based co > read more

Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge Related to Contracts Supporting Iraq War

Published on 2011-05-11 15:15:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Bowie faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount of the criminally derived property he received. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:Army Major pleads guilty and gets 17.5 year > read more

Failing those who protect our freedom…Again

Published on 2011-05-11 14:21:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Up to 18 veterans commit suicide everyday, many of them while awaiting a health care referral that can take months, according to the ruling. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:U.S. Fails to Protect Workers i > read more

A DynCorp contractor in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-05-11 13:00:26

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – The PMSC Observer & Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) I received the > read more

Army veteran’s lawyer argues to reinstate KBR lawsuit

Published on 2011-05-10 15:38:35

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Brian Bowling, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, May 10, 2011 A federal appeals court should reinstate an Iraqi war veteran`s lawsuit against a defense contractor be > read more

Prudential Insurance screws survivors of our fallen heroes

Published on 2011-05-10 15:26:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Military Families Can Take Prudential to Trial for Fraud CHRIS FRY - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CN) – Prudential Insurance Co. of America cannot dismiss a lawsuit that a > read more

The Uncounted Contractor Casualties

Published on 2011-05-09 10:38:26

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – The PMSC Observer & Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Of all the thi > read more

Bloopers, boondoggles and other news

Published on 2011-05-08 10:03:35

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Now, it’s “really” down—to $131.6 billion—for 2012. That averages out to about $360 million a day…or $250,000 a minute. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:Myths, Misconduct and other news We have > read more

Defense Contractors Convicted of Fraud Often Continue to Receive Multi-Million Dollar Contracts

Published on 2011-05-06 08:31:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Sen. Franken Presses Attorney General Holder on Contractor Fraud at Senate Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 4, 2011 - Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) question > read more

Contract unbecoming of a department of the U.S. Government

Published on 2011-05-05 08:14:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Triple Canopy Investigation, Deposition of Ronald Boline Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts Spencer Ackerman – (Danger Zone) – Two more security firm > read more

No bin Laden death photos will be published and I agree!

Published on 2011-05-04 14:37:37

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I’m listening to the White House press conference and just learned no death photos of Osama bin Laden will be published. Since bin Laden’s death I have strug > read more

Halliburton argues that Oregon federal judge lacks jurisdiction over hexavalent chromium case

Published on 2011-05-04 05:30:59

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" On Tuesday, attorneys argued that Halliburton did not have direct control over KBR's day-to-day operations at the Qarmat Ali nor were the parent company and subsidiary in a joint venture. Other related posts > read more

White House corrects account of raid on Bin Laden’s compound (W/Video)

Published on 2011-05-03 15:45:20

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" W.H. corrects bin Laden account Josh Gerstein and Matt Negrin – (Politico) – May 2, 2011 Updated May 3, 2011 – White House Press Secretary Jay Carney o > read more

Taliban vow revenge for bin Laden’s death

Published on 2011-05-02 09:54:39

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" May 2, 2011 – The Pakistani Taliban are promising to take revenge for the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Taliban leaders are warning of revenge attack > read more

Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. Navy Seals (Video and pics)

Published on 2011-05-02 08:31:51

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Below is an ABC video showing the location where bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan. � Here’s a link to a Huffington Post article that shows the lay > read more

Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. in Pakistan

Published on 2011-05-01 22:24:37

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By DEAN SCHABNER (ABC) May 1, 2011 Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst-ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, sources told ABC News. > read more

Hearings, heresy, convicts and other news

Published on 2011-05-01 07:52:41

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The sadly overlooked truth is that despite torrents of publicity paid to the KBRs and Blackwater/Xe Services of the world they largely provide routine services and are i > read more

Remembering the victims of Kabul airport shooting

Published on 2011-04-29 17:01:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Patrick Dickson – (Stars and Stripes) – KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – An Air Force Academy professor. An F-16 pilot. A contractor who had trained Iraqi hel > read more

Sex, Facebook and … espionage?

Published on 2011-04-29 13:46:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Stephen Losey – (Federal Times) – April 29, 2011 – Wired’s Danger Room has the fascinating — and bizarre — story of @PrimorisEra, an alleged onli > read more

Navy strips contract authority from NUWC in Newport

Published on 2011-04-28 06:21:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" John E. Mulligan – (ProJo) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2011 – In the latest aftershock of the multi-million dollar kickback scandal at the Nav > read more

Afghan officer fires on NATO troops, kills 9

Published on 2011-04-27 08:27:08

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — April 27, 2011 – Eight NATO troops and a contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire in a meeting — the dead > read more

“Waste and her siblings Fraud and Abuse” topic of CWC hearing

Published on 2011-04-26 21:43:23

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Commission probes US war contractor fraud Mike Kellerman – (Press TV) – Washington – April 25, 2011 -The Commission on Wartime Contracting which has di > read more

A General consensus and other news

Published on 2011-04-24 09:57:07

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ricardo Sanchez, the disgraced retired three-star, has decided he’s not done with public service. Prodding from Texas Democrats is leading Sanchez to prepare for an apparent Senate bid. Other related posts > read more

DynCorp adds FCA violations to their long list of malfeasance & misdeeds

Published on 2011-04-23 12:59:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The hard work of stabilizing Iraq is challenging enough without contractors and subcontractors inflating the cost of rebuilding by making false claims at taxpayers’ expense, said Tony West, Assistant Attorne > read more

Sexual harassment thrives amongst Defense contractors in Iraq

Published on 2011-04-22 13:05:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Iraqi interpreters seek punishment of contractor they say sexually harassed them By Jeff Stein, Friday, April 22, 12:13 PM The Iraqi women all took nicknames — Linda, > read more

Dyncorp paid $200K for 138 fake arms licenses in Pakistan

Published on 2011-04-21 14:02:19

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" ‘One of every four arms licences is fake’ By Zahid Gishkori Published: April 21, 2011 32,000 unauthorised licences were issued by the interior ministry. ISLAMABAD: N > read more

Lt. General Paul Cerjan dies in Florida at age 72

Published on 2011-04-19 13:16:18

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" More information on Lt. General Paul Cerjan: President of Europe, Mideast & Africa Agility Defense and Government Services (2008-2011) Vice President of Worldwide Mi > read more

“Staff Gasket” admits in court it used cheaper parts on critical Defense systems

Published on 2011-04-19 10:33:05

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Bergen defense contractor admits using cheaper parts on U.S. military equipment by  Jerry DeMarco – April 18, 2011 A defense contracting company and its president > read more

Brother of Afghan CIA bomber arrested in Jordan

Published on 2011-04-19 09:37:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — April 19, 2011 – Jordan’s counterterrorism forces have arrested the brother of an al-Qaida triple agent who blew himself up in a CIA o > read more

Anjan Dutta-Gupta pleads guilty to bribery

Published on 2011-04-18 12:08:35

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-president of firm to plead guilty in kickback probe John E. Mulligan – (Providence Journel) – Journal Washington Bureau -  PROVIDENCE, R.I. -  April 18 > read more

UN calls for an investigation on the attack at Camp Ashraf (video)

Published on 2011-04-18 08:33:43

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (This video link was provided by a reader and has yet to be fully authenticated-CAUTION GRAPHIC) Protect Iran’s Freedom Fighters in Camp Ashraf Louis J. Freeh and > read more

We have an acronym for that and other news

Published on 2011-04-17 09:01:12

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" "The underreporting of sexual assault poses a serious challenge to military readiness,” said Clifford L. Stanley, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Other related posts from Ms Sparky > read more

Guilty plea in the shooting of Lucas “Trent” Vinson

Published on 2011-04-15 08:42:39

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Schofield soldier admits guilt in slaying of contractor in Iraq The veteran and medic, who also assaulted three other workers, will serve a 26-year term William Cole  > read more

Ex-employee of N.J. defense contractor pleads not guilty to sharing military secrets

Published on 2011-04-15 05:21:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" JOSEPH AX – The Record - April 14, 2011 – An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Thursday to presenting secret military information he obtained through his posi > read more

U.S. Army Contractor Pleads Guilty to Assault in Relation to Stabbing at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-04-14 05:22:45

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Brehm was working at the air terminal when he got into an argument with a British citizen who was working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. ~Stars and S > read more

Navy takes action against fraud, meanwhile the Army is…?

Published on 2011-04-13 06:09:45

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mabus last month took the unprecedented step of canceling all the outstanding contracts of the firm, Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow, which has closed and filed for bankruptcy. Other related posts from Ms Sp > read more

KBR, Named in Sex Lawsuits, Called One of Top 50 Companies For Women In Magazine Poll (ABC News)

Published on 2011-04-11 23:33:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Has you might recall MsSparky.com first blogged about this unfathomable “award” on April 7th. (read HERE) Then main stream blogs Mother Jones, Houston Press, > read more

A few bad apples and other news

Published on 2011-04-10 08:02:01

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Boeing, Fluor and a host of other companies with mile-long rap sheets, are still among the biggest federal contractors. For large corporations, fines -- even those in the millions of dollars -- are nothing mor > read more

US ‘may have broken international law’ over Iraqi attack on Iranian camp

Published on 2011-04-09 10:36:59

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The US defence secretary, Robert Gates, who is visiting US troops in northern Iraq, said US forces were maintaining a "nearby presence" but did not give details, although he said the military was providing som > read more

KBR Named A Preferred Employer Among Women? Surely you jest!

Published on 2011-04-07 13:13:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Every once in a while, something so incomprehensible happens, it throws off the whole balance of nature, white becomes black, up becomes down and pigs fly. In a recent n > read more

Body of Dyncorp employee still in Afghanistan over a week later -Why?

Published on 2011-04-05 19:39:10

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This is a travesty. Why is it taking so long to return this man’s body to his family? According another article, he died in a hospital in Afghanistan not in some r > read more

KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi court? I’ll bet they do!

Published on 2011-04-05 18:08:47

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Judge Fischer noted that the main reason KBR wants to use Iraqi law is that it doesn’t allow for the award of punitive damages in civil cases. She gave KBR two weeks to file a final written argument on why i > read more

KBR’s crappy crappers ruled non-combatants

Published on 2011-04-04 08:54:07

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hannibal Had Problems With Latrines Too, Judge Says in Dismissing Claim Against KBR Adam Klasfeld – MANHATTAN (CN) – April 4, 2011 - In an order that cites > read more

Myths, Misconduct and other news

Published on 2011-04-03 10:05:46

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" And she swiped another $8 million from a defense contractor by systematically over billing them for travel booked through her company. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:Misconduct and other missteps in the > read more

What’s PRESENTLY Bothering Stan Soloway?

Published on 2011-04-02 09:32:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" POGO calls this the “don’t tread on me / hurry up with my award fee” mindset, which flares up whenever the government proposes or adopts tougher oversight and transparency standards for contractors. Ot > read more

U.S. Fails to Protect Workers in Antarctica

Published on 2011-03-31 16:19:29

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I worked (wintered over) for Raytheon Polar Services at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Palmer Station, Antarctica in 2002. I know first hand the unique wo > read more

Lobbying the court of public opinion

Published on 2011-03-30 05:22:38

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you wonder what exactly I am talking about see the article by Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council., published yesterday I can see it > read more

Court ruling a setback to Kuwait’s Agility

Published on 2011-03-29 20:12:59

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The court said prosecutors correctly served Agility with an indictment in 2009 when it accused the company of overcharging the Army over 41 months on $8.5 billion in supply contracts first signed at the start > read more

Word of the day ‘clawback’ – Commission Hearing March 28, 2011

Published on 2011-03-29 09:54:55

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nothing starts the week out better than a good cup of coffee and listening to the Commission on Wartime Contracting grilling a witness on the ineptitudes of wartime cont > read more

DynCorp issued ‘Letter of Concern’ – Where’s the CAR?

Published on 2011-03-28 05:34:24

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DynCorp Cited By U.S. For Afghan Base Deficiencies Tony Capaccio – (Bloomberg) – March 27, 2011 – DynCorp International Inc., the largest U.S. contract > read more

Secret squirrels squandering tax dollars & other news

Published on 2011-03-27 08:20:07

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" JIEDDO has been riddled with mismanagement, including a lack of financial accountability, and a tendency to violate its own rules, says the GAO. JIEDDO officials have misreported the cost of pricey projects, a > read more

Calling All Tough Guys – casting call for “The Assailant”

Published on 2011-03-25 05:27:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE CASTING FOR THEIR NEW SERIES “THE ASSAILANT”, PRODUCED BY RENEGADE 83 “Human weapons” to compete in demanding challeng > read more

Army Wife Says Pentagon Bungled Rape Case Every Step of the Way

Published on 2011-03-24 10:12:14

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" To top it off, she says, "after the military had wholly bungled the rape prosecution," she got a phone call from an Army Criminal Investigative Division agent, who told her she could come and pick up her under > read more

U.S. Soldier Gets 24 Years For Murders Of 3 Afghans

Published on 2011-03-24 09:13:37

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Associated Press – March 24, 2011 – A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murders of three Afghan civilians was sentenced to 24 years in pri > read more

Inspections mandatory for all DoD facilities

Published on 2011-03-22 16:19:24

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" WASHINGTON (CN) – March 21, 2011 – Defense Department facilities, infrastructure and equipment provided by private military contractors such as KBR, DynCorp, > read more

KBR Truck Driver Johnny Smith dies from IED blast in Iraq

Published on 2011-03-20 13:45:40

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Sadly, another KBR truck driver has lost his life while supporting our troops. I don’t have a lot of information on this yet but was told KBR truck driver Johnny & > read more

A few hundred million (tax dollars) amongst friends & other news

Published on 2011-03-19 08:54:26

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As Sunshine Week draws to a close, this foundational block of wisdom should be shouted from the rooftops, whispered in hearing rooms, but more importantly, carried out in their day-to-day operation of governme > read more

What KBR really knew about the chemicals at Qarmat Ali

Published on 2011-03-18 09:44:54

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In the ongoing legal battle being waged by several State National Guard Units, this video is pretty typical of what I’ve seen of KBR testimony about the role they > read more

United States Files Counterclaims Against KBR Alleging False Claims and Kickbacks

Published on 2011-03-16 15:13:10

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Managers Allegedly Received Kickbacks from Dining Facility Subcontractor WASHINGTON – March 16, 2011 – In response to a pending lawsuit from Kellogg Brown &# > read more

Lattes & lock-up for project manager & financial analyst

Published on 2011-03-16 12:24:23

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 2 sentenced to prison, fined for defrauding government PANAMA CITY - March 16, 2011 - Two former employees of a local defense contractor have each been sentenced to si > read more

Your U.S. tax dollars at work supporting Iran’s nuclear program

Published on 2011-03-16 11:11:11

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its Policy on Iran By JO BECKER and RON NIXON The federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and > read more

“Know When to Hold ‘Em”

Published on 2011-03-15 05:41:06

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" A federal magistrate on Monday banned one of the men charged with engaging in a multimillion defense contractor kickback and bribery scheme from casino gambling, after he reportedly won $112,000 at Twin River > read more

You know how to whistle don’t you and other news…

Published on 2011-03-13 07:41:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Justice Department says that it is not out to chill legitimate whistle-blowers, and that there are ample channels for those who suspect wrongdoing to report their concerns. Other related posts from Ms Sp > read more

David Isenberg: How to Take Proper Aim at a Target Rich Environment

Published on 2011-03-11 10:47:48

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" From an economic viewpoint of getting good value for one's tax dollar or, to use military argot, getting bang for the buck, the Pentagon has long under delivered and underwhelmed. Other related posts from Ms > read more

Dyncorp paying liquidated damages for failures in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-03-09 08:43:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DynCorp Is Two Years Late Finishing Afghan Barracks Construction By Tony Capaccio – Mar 8, 2011 1:36 PM PT DynCorp International Inc., the largest contractor in Af > read more

The naked truth about transparency and other news…

Published on 2011-03-06 10:45:08

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" According to government data the performance reports were completed less than 10% of the time—although new information was presented during the hearing which showed additional past performance reports had be > read more

Sex offender Patrick Rojas sues victims parents for blogging about him

Published on 2011-03-05 14:57:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It seems you can’t wake up on a Saturday morning and relax with a cup of coffee while watching the news without being totally assaulted by the shear audacity of cr > read more

Non-compliance, no problem keep on doin’ whatcha do to US

Published on 2011-03-04 06:12:56

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 1957 – Supreme is founded by Alfred Orenstein, a former U.S. Army food service soldier. The company’s initial focus is on the supply of foodservice to military i > read more

US Supreme Court gives Westboro Wackjobs free pass to harass fallen heroes

Published on 2011-03-03 13:12:01

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Vile, disgusting, misguided, evil. That’s just a few of the names I think of when referring to The Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Westboro is run by Fr > read more

Former Army Major Eddie Pressley and wife Eurica found guilty on 22 charges

Published on 2011-03-01 22:12:02

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It took a federal jury in Alabama less than a day to convict a former US Army major and his wife of 22 counts of bribery, fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering on Tuesd > read more

Another Dyncorp LOGCAP IV Project Manager bites the dust

Published on 2011-03-01 21:21:35

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It was just last September when I wrote about the resignation/demotion/transfer call it what you will of Dyncorp’s LOGCAP IV manager Hank Miller and his Deputy Pro > read more

CWC Commissioners give award winning performance at Hearing

Published on 2011-03-01 11:50:57

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Commissioners continue to show the country how bipartisan politics should work for the greater good of our country, not for personal petty ass partisan agendas. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:CWC hea > read more

KGL awarded US contract in Kuwait worth up to $157 million

Published on 2011-02-28 19:51:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" According to the Defense Logistics Agency/Defense Distribution Center (DLA/DDC) KGL Logistics has been awarded  the very lucrative Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated > read more

TIPs for the DoJ on filing their case against KBR

Published on 2011-02-28 05:14:13

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The DoJ is preparing to join the Qui Tam suit against KBR for alleged materials fraud at the H-Sites, Iraq amounting to at least $31 million .  I thought it would be he > read more

Lincoln’s Law, audacity, audits & other news

Published on 2011-02-27 09:31:34

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" "You can sell anything to the government at almost any price you’ve got the guts to ask," boasted one profiteer who made millions unloading moth-eaten blankets to the military. Other related posts from Ms > read more

Complaint against KBR highlights extent of deception and fraud in Iraq

Published on 2011-02-24 10:16:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Legal Document Sheds Light on Latest KBR Fraud Lawsuit By Neil Gordon – POGO On Friday, the Department of Justice announced it had intervened in a False Claims Act > read more

Contractors running amuck in war-zones, REALLY?

Published on 2011-02-24 08:36:22

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Suspending or barring bad contractors from getting government work is a powerful tool, but agencies don't take such action often enough, the commission said. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:Contractors a > read more

Pentagon persists in patronizing perps & other news

Published on 2011-02-20 08:28:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …according to newly available Defense Department data, is that more than half the Pentagon’s total budget obligations for contracting last year were spent withou > read more

DoJ steps up to the plate and takes aim at KBR

Published on 2011-02-18 19:40:33

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" "We’ve decided to pursue the allegation that money that was intended to support the troops was instead used to pay claims that were false," said Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois. > read more

Vodka Butt-Shot Contractor (ArmorGroup) STILL Guarding the Kabul Embassy

Published on 2011-02-17 12:25:13

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" ArmorGroup caused an international scandal and lost its State Department contract. Why’s the company still protecting one of America’s most dangerous diploma > read more

Self proclaimed Lord of War’s company going down the gurgler?

Published on 2011-02-17 06:18:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Troubles intensify for Nashville gunmaker Sabre Defence Gunmaker files for bankruptcy Clint Brewer – February 17, 2011 – A Nashville defense contractor whose > read more

Soldiers sue DoD for retaliation against rape victims, Gates and Rumsfield named

Published on 2011-02-16 13:16:12

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" That kind of command climate allows predators to get away with rape and assault, she said, noting the military’s own reports show that fewer than one in five military sexual predators face charges. “Most w > read more

Gupta gets bond – employees get pink slips

Published on 2011-02-16 06:21:31

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" ASFT owner out on bond after court appearance Katie Mulvaney, John E. Mulligan, and Tom Mooney -  PROVIDENCE - February 16, 2011 — Anjan Dutta-Gupta drove with his f > read more

Task force vigilant against contract fraud

Published on 2011-02-15 06:45:11

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, stepped into a shower in Iraq in January 2008 — and it was the last action he would take on this earth. Sergeant Maseth > read more

Schwartz on smoking, Myles joins the club & other news

Published on 2011-02-13 08:48:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “Don’t blow smoke up my ass” about what a military platform can do and when it will be ready, Schwartz told a tense and silent ballroom filled with defense industr > read more

Robert Wade Prince pleads guilty to assault and interfering with a flight crew

Published on 2011-02-12 09:46:39

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" On February 13, 2011 Robert Wade Prince, 49 plead guilty to assault and interfering with a flight crew after he was arrested last year for being disruptive on a Houston > read more

Indicted Navy contractor resigns from Middletown company

Published on 2011-02-11 06:32:43

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Thomas J. Morgan – MIDDLETOWN – February 11, 2011 – The president of Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow, indicted as a principal in a Navy kickback scheme > read more

Open door insert fraud

Published on 2011-02-10 19:38:34

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Pentagon Cuts Back Contract Audits, Opens Door for Contractor Overpayments POGO – February 10, 2011 - Under the guise of eliminating overlap, the Pentagon last > read more

Alleged multi-million dollar kickback scheme involving NAVSEA contractor

Published on 2011-02-09 12:38:51

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The founder and president of a technology services company with offices in Rhode Island and Georgia, have been charged in U.S. District Court in Providence with bribery of a public official in connection with > read more

Sabre Defence Industries indicted in Arms Trafficking Scheme

Published on 2011-02-08 16:55:19

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" According to the indictment, Savage allegedly repeatedly urged the other defendants and SDI-US employees to ship firearms components located in the United States to SDI-UK, without first obtaining an export li > read more

Trafficking in Persons, DoD, DoS & DoJ – start by cleaning up your own backyard!

Published on 2011-02-07 10:52:00

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" U.S. boosts anti-trafficking campaign WASHINGTON – (UPI) – February 2, 2011 - U.S. agencies are launching a coordinated campaign against human trafficking, > read more

Profit before patriotism and other news

Published on 2011-02-06 10:02:05

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As you read this week’s update and look at all the fraud, waste and abuse of our country’s resources going to corrupt corporations unabated.  Think about th > read more

Smuggled Contract Laborers in Afghanistan: The Tip of the Iceberg (POGO)

Published on 2011-02-05 10:43:59

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Neil Gordon – POGO – February 4, 2011 – The Washington Examiner obtained an investigative report that uncovered instances of foreign workers without pr > read more

KBR wants to shirk US law for electrocution on US base

Published on 2011-02-04 16:20:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “What they don’t mention, though, is that a United States soldier was killed while doing his duty on a U.S. base in Iraq which was maintained by KBR, a U.S. company, > read more

Senate Report Points Finger at Army & FBI for Ft. Hood Massacre

Published on 2011-02-03 12:21:24

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" FBI and Army officials repeatedly ignored multiple warning signs that could have prevented the November 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, according to a long-awaited report released Thursday by two U.S. senat > read more

Army medic has yet to face charges in death of worker

Published on 2011-02-03 06:09:31

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Gregg K. Kakesako – Honolulu Star-Advertiser – February 3, 2011 – Question: What punishment did the Schofield Barracks soldier receive for killing a ci > read more

Putting the “con” in military contractor

Published on 2011-02-02 14:56:48

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Pentagon report found that 30 contractors had been convicted of fraud between 2007 and 2009, and 91 had been the subject of civil judgments over fraud claims; some companies appeared on both lists. In addi > read more

Committee hearing highlights inadequate Defense contract auditing

Published on 2011-02-02 13:37:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Putting Federal Contract Auditing in the Spotlight Better Auditing Could Save Taxpayers Billions Pratap Chatterjee – February 1, 2011 – The Senate Subcommitt > read more

Afghans claim they will stop recruiting young boys as police and sex slaves

Published on 2011-02-01 09:40:43

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is expected to sign a formal agreement with the United Nations on Sunday to stop the recruitment of children into its police forces an > read more

Former ITT employee pleads guilty

Published on 2011-01-31 14:26:45

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-employee of Clifton defense contractor admits theft PETER J. SAMPSON – The Record – January 31, 2011 – A former staff engineer at ITT Corp.’s Clif > read more

They’re looking at me, make them stop!

Published on 2011-01-31 06:50:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" "When they got pushback from the contractor . . . they let those findings drop." Other related posts from Ms Sparky:DCAA’s April Stephenson farewell email to staff DCAA’s April Stephenson outR > read more

Piss poor planning on the Pentagon’s part & other news

Published on 2011-01-30 10:52:47

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Agility hopeful of settlement Davos //Tom Arnold – January 30, 2011 – Agility, the region’s biggest logistics company, hopes to reach a settlement with > read more

F is for “Fraud or Federal Contractor”

Published on 2011-01-28 13:26:30

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" de·fense con·trac·tor  [dih-fens or, especially for 7, 9, dee-fens] [kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] noun, verb A company who contracts with the Department of Defense t > read more

Stolen KBR laptop “may have” contained employee and contractor personal info

Published on 2011-01-27 11:33:47

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Thanks to the “Office Of Inadequate Security” for staying on top of these issues. A stolen laptop with employee and contractor information belonging to Houst > read more

Dorothy Ellis sentenced for corruption in Kuwait

Published on 2011-01-26 06:48:54

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Senior Employee with U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme Related to Contracts Used to Support Iraq War WASHINGTON – > read more

DynCorp and Stallion endanger base with lax security in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-01-25 16:29:53

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" We were notified in April of 2010 of this standard operating practice at Kandahar. Is it just me or does it seem that a putting out a report a year later is too little t > read more

Kaput in Kabul & other news

Published on 2011-01-23 21:17:28

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ex-soldier Danny Fitzsimons awaits Iraq murder verdict (BBC News) – January 23, 2011 – An Iraqi court has retired to consider a verdict in the case of a Brit > read more

Sacrificing Soldiers to protect the bottom line

Published on 2011-01-22 07:46:56

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" O'Neal and Leeco say they sold some of the steel for use in military Humvees and armored vehicles that were deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Israel. They say the defective steel products have put the lives of > read more

Members of The Retired General’s Club aren’t interested in full disclosure

Published on 2011-01-21 12:33:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Military ‘mentors’ quit over disclosure rules Tom Vanden Brook – USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Seven retired admirals and generals hired by the military as > read more

ACO Major Roderick Sanchez Sentenced

Published on 2011-01-19 16:21:02

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Army Contracting Officer Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Bribery WASHINGTON – January 19, 2011 – A U.S. Army contracting officer was sentenced today by U.S. > read more

Promoting corporate fraud by calling it “incentive and opportunity”

Published on 2011-01-19 12:13:33

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" When I first read the headline for the following article I thought to myself, “Defense contractors whining about money again, no news here!”  But as I read > read more

Civilian deaths up while defense contractors downsize in Middle East

Published on 2011-01-18 08:17:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In a recent article published by to DangerZoneJobs.com, the foremost authority on overseas contract employment, it was reported there were over 179,000 civilian DoD cont > read more

Suspended, indicted defense contractor Agility loses Kuwait warehouse to fire

Published on 2011-01-17 08:39:39

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" US Defense contractor, Agility formerly known as Public Warehousing Company (PWC), loses a  215,000 sq ft warehouse in Kuwait apparently occupied by their commercial cu > read more

Misconduct and other missteps in the news

Published on 2011-01-16 12:34:29

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" ‘Personal misconduct’ tied to 1-star’s firing By Bruce Rolfsen – Staff writer – January 16, 2011 – A general lost his joint command because he in > read more

Soldier stabbed on plane by Robert Paterson, US contractor in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-01-16 09:12:12

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It appears we have another member to induct into our “Contractors Misbehaving On Airplanes” club. He will join the likes of  other overseas US Government co > read more

It’s hammer time – keeping defense contractors in check

Published on 2011-01-15 10:08:44

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Will 2011 be the year that we see the USG grow a set and begin enforcing the laws on errant and corrupt contractors?  In the last few months new legislation has been > read more

Accused rapist, Daniel Phillips hides out in Iraq while working for US contractor

Published on 2011-01-11 13:00:42

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Norfolk police, with the assistance from the federal government, arrested a civilian government contractor that was wanted for the rape of a juvenile female relative bet > read more

MG Arnold Fields calls it quits in Afghanistan

Published on 2011-01-11 07:24:08

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Pentagon official under fire from McCaskill quits BILL LAMBRECHT - January 10, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Sen. Claire McCaskill’s campaign to get rid of the Pentagon&# > read more

Ethics & principles vs. contractors with cash & other news

Published on 2011-01-09 09:02:34

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Big Defense Contractors Won Year-End Anti-Ethics Victory Noel Brinkerhoff – AllGov –  January 09, 2011 – The New Year did not bring newer, tougher con > read more

Army’s LOGCAP contract is epic failure

Published on 2011-01-08 09:46:56

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" "Army contracting officials did not properly manage this contract, instructed the contractor to perform work outside the scope of the contract, and did not provide adequate oversight and surveillance," the rep > read more

USA vs. Agility – Redux

Published on 2011-01-08 07:32:23

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This week’s civil suit appears to run in parallel with that indictment, which says the company overcharged the U.S. Army over 41 months on $8.5 billion in contracts first signed at the start of the Gulf War > read more

How in the Hell did that happen? We’ll tell you! Wrapping up 2010

Published on 2011-01-06 20:53:33

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Because I refuse to blog about celebrities, the latest iPhone Apps, religion, every whack job loser who walks the face of the earth or conspiracy theories (even though I > read more

NCIS investigates while CID placates contractor crimes

Published on 2011-01-06 14:29:32

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If I were a contractor, with criminal intent on my mind, I might think twice about doing it where NCIS has a presence.  Just ask Michael Grabar (Child Porn), David Bred > read more

Interview with Kathryn Bolkovac, author of “The Whistleblower”

Published on 2011-01-06 14:23:30

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Marjorie Kehe  –  January 6, 2011  -  How far would you go to defend justice? Would you risk your job – and perhaps even your life? Kathryn Bolkovac did just > read more

U.S. firms take the money and runs owing millions to Afghan companies

Published on 2011-01-06 14:17:13

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nearly a year after two American construction companies abruptly shuttered their operations in Afghanistan and left the country allegedly owing their Afghan partners mor > read more

SIGAR needs “new blood” says Arnold Fields

Published on 2011-01-05 13:16:09

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 2 deputies fired from Afghan watchdog group Richard Lardner – Wednesday, January 5, 2011 – The U.S. official assigned to combat corruption in the multibillio > read more

The Department of “Little” Justice

Published on 2011-01-05 11:26:25

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" MANHATTAN (CN) – After a federal jury convicted an Army captain of corruption with military contractors in Iraq, an attorney who has spent years on such cases said > read more

The $10,000 Iraqi Civilian

Published on 2011-01-04 07:40:57

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – The PMSC Observer & Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Just how much > read more

Retired General brings home the bacon, worth $4 billion

Published on 2011-01-03 19:40:37

Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dail retired from the Army in November 2008. Four months later, he was hired as president of Supreme Group's new entity, Supreme Group US > read more

Tsongas’ new law helps protect military rape victims

Published on 2011-01-03 16:43:14

Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Alarms on sex assaults i > read more

3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth

Published on 2011-01-02 17:10:35

Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 3 years ago today, 24 ye > read more

Several Warnings, Then a Soldier’s Lonely Death – NY Times

Published on 2011-01-02 08:47:29

Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" SSG David P. Senft Calif > read more

SSG David P. Senft Memorial in California

Published on 2011-01-02 08:36:07

Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" by Jeff Ackerman – > read more

Happy New Year 2011

Published on 2010-12-31 19:26:03

Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - A political blog exposing KBR and corporate greed among DoD contractors. is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Happy New Year!! My New > read more