Read more Iraq contractors stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17855/iraq-contractors.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71103/civilian-contractors-are-the-vietnam-vets-of-our-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of Americans have come home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who are veterans in all but name, writes T. Christian Miller—and the benefits afforded veterans. The military's unprecedented reliance on civilian contractors has left thousands injured and disabled with no safety net or public gratitude. Whether...http://www.newser.com/story/71103/civilian-contractors-are-the-vietnam-vets-of-our-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 7:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69341/us-soldier-held-in-iraq-contractors-shooting-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US soldier is being held in the shooting death of a civilian contractor in Tikrit, Iraq, reports CNN. Houston-based military contractor KBR said the victim shot to death yesterday at Contingency Operating Base Speicher was an employee.http://www.newser.com/story/69341/us-soldier-held-in-iraq-contractors-shooting-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 5:33:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66120/blackwater-founder-linked-to-investigators-murders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo former Blackwater employees accused company founder and CEO Erik Prince of murder in statements filed in federal court this week, the Nation reports. The former guards, including an ex-Marine, say Prince may have either killed or facilitated the killing of operatives probing the security contractor's Iraq operations. The investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/66120/blackwater-founder-linked-to-investigators-murders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 5:00:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61343/pentagon-drops-ball-on-contractor-oversight-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough US defense contracting has reached “unprecedented proportions” in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department isn’t adequately monitoring the contracts, according to an independent watchdog. A report to be presented to Congress tomorrow says the government lacks central records showing the identities, activities, and pay of some 240,000 private...http://www.newser.com/story/61343/pentagon-drops-ball-on-contractor-oversight-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 9:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56259/meet-the-new-blackwater-same-as-the-old-blackwater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe military contractor known as Xe—and far better known as the former Blackwater—has changed little more than its name, NPR reports. Despite having said it's leaving the international security business, Xe recently extended its deal with the State Department to fly protective missions in Iraq. And as another...http://www.newser.com/story/56259/meet-the-new-blackwater-same-as-the-old-blackwater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 14:58:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50858/inquiry-into-iraqi-graft-expands-to-top-us-officers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States' poor track record on rebuilding Iraq has long been chalked up to lousy planning by Pentagon brass. But an expanding investigation by federal authorities adds another element to the mix: possible corruption by the military commanders who oversaw reconstruction in the Wild West days after the invasion,...http://www.newser.com/story/50858/inquiry-into-iraqi-graft-expands-to-top-us-officers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 0:30:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49515/us-flushes-blackwater-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe State Department said Friday it will not renew Blackwater's contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq when it expires in May. A department spokeswoman said the contract will lapse because of the Iraqi government's decision to deny Blackwater a license to operate, amid lingering outrage over a 2007 shooting...http://www.newser.com/story/49515/us-flushes-blackwater-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Jan 2009 2:58:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44343/halliburton-kbr-sued-for-sickening-iraq-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lawsuit filed against Halliburton and KBR accuses the military contractors of exposing troops and civilian workers on a US base in Iraq to spoiled food, contaminated water, and toxic fumes from a burn pit, the Military Times reports. The lead plaintiff in the suit said he still has nightmares...http://www.newser.com/story/44343/halliburton-kbr-sued-for-sickening-iraq-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 1:51:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42602/blackwater-faces-hefty-fine-for-iraq-gun-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government will hit security firm Blackwater USA with a multimillion-dollar fine for shipping hundreds of unauthorized guns to Iraq, McClatchy reports. A lengthy State Department investigation has concluded that the security contractor shipped some 900 weapons to the country—some of which likely wound up on the black market—...http://www.newser.com/story/42602/blackwater-faces-hefty-fine-for-iraq-gun-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 16:08:25 CST