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Russian Aircraft Purchase Draws Congressional Ire
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Jan. 7) – In December 2007, the Pentagon gave a no-bid contract worth more than $300 million to ARINC, a Maryland company, to buy 22 Russian helicopters that were urgently needed for Iraq's nascent military. Two years later, even after all of the money has been paid out, none of the helicopters have been delivered, the costs have increased and it's unclear when, if ever, the helicopters will be delivered. Now, the Pentagon's quiet purchase of nearly a billion dollars worth of Russian helicopters for Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan is drawing fire from Congress. Democrats and Republicans ...
Kuwaiti Firm Charged With Defrauding US Military
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Nov. 16) -- How much does it cost to provide a glass of juice to a U.S. soldier serving in Iraq? It depends who's supplying it and whether the company illegally pocketed discounts and artificially inflated the price. The latest company to get caught up in government contracting fraud allegations is a low-profile Kuwaiti firm with multibillion-dollar contracts to supply food to the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Justice today announced a six-count indictment against Public Warehousing Co. (PWC), including charges of conspiracy and major fraud involving overbilling the U.S. government ...
U.S. Extends Iraq Contract with Blackwater Firm
By David Sessions - Politics DailyState Department officials said Wednesday they have extended a contract with a subsidiary of the firm formerly known as Blackwater USA, which was banned from working in Iraq in 2007. Presidential Airways, the air wing of what is now called Xe Services, will continue providing air support for U.S. diplomats in Iraq. The government's contract with Xe was set to expire Sept. 3, but the replacement firm is not yet ready to take over. The State Department said the transition was "complex" and that moving more slowly would benefit all parties involved. ...
Waxman Slams Military Contract Fiasco
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyOn Tuesday military officials testified before a House Committee about a huge military contract somehow awarded to a company run by a 22-year-old man from Miami Beach to provide arms to coalition troops in Afghanistan, despite the fact that Diveroli is on a State Department watch list designed to monitor suspected international arms dealers. A $298 million contract was issued to Efraim Diveroli's company, AEY. AEY and a supplier the company worked with were also on the list. In March, The New York Times published a story about how Diveroli's company, with only a handful of employees, managed ...
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