Read more contractors stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2289/contractors.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:24:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66471/uk-contractor-held-in-green-zone-killing-of-2-co-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA security contractor working in Iraq has been charged with fatally shooting two of his co-workers in Baghdad’s Green Zone, the Washington Post reports. Danny Fitzsimmons, an employee of British firm ArmorGroup Iraq, has been arrested in the killing of fellow Briton Paul McGuigan and Australian Darren Hoare in an...http://www.newser.com/story/66471/uk-contractor-held-in-green-zone-killing-of-2-co-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 10:33:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65463/in-recession-homeowners-nail-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHiring a contractor to remodel a kitchen or resurface a floor once meant a lot of hassle and some serious cash. But the recession has changed all that: Contractors these days are ready and willing to work on the cheap, Time reports. Projects are smaller, and spending on remodeling is...http://www.newser.com/story/65463/in-recession-homeowners-nail-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 14:41:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61246/iraqis-detain-5-us-contractors-in-murder-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive US contractors have been detained in the investigation of the slaying of another American in Baghdad's Green Zone, officials said today, in what may become the first case of US citizens facing Iraqi justice under a security agreement that took effect this year. But the five have not been...http://www.newser.com/story/61246/iraqis-detain-5-us-contractors-in-murder-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 19:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60342/stimulus-hasnt-reached-states-that-need-it-most.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe states President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package was most intended to help aren’t yet getting much out of it, USA Today reports after analyzing government contracts. The eight states with unemployment rates higher than 10% have seen an average of $7.42 per person from the $4 billion dispersed...http://www.newser.com/story/60342/stimulus-hasnt-reached-states-that-need-it-most.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 10:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55505/contractors-targeted-in-pentagon-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon's new budget proposal cuts the role of private contractors by a third—back to pre-9/11 levels—the Washington Post reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to replace tens of thousands of contracted workers with people employed directly by the Pentagon, especially among the vast workforce tasked with buying...http://www.newser.com/story/55505/contractors-targeted-in-pentagon-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 4:53:31 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/50275/too-speedy-bailout-spending-may-squander-billions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf new federal bailout funds are spent too quickly, billions could be wasted because the government administrative staff may be too overburdened to provide adequate oversight, warn budget experts. Billions of dollars in government money were squandered by private contractors who overcharged the Bush administration, according to a government report....http://www.newser.com/story/50275/too-speedy-bailout-spending-may-squander-billions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 4:24:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40047/friend-of-stevens-bullied-contractor-into-eating-13k-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Alaska oil exec told a carpenter working on renovations to Sen. Ted Stevens home that he would have to “eat” a final $13,393 bill, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The carpenter, Augie Paone, took the stand in Stevens’ corruption trial today in Washington, telling the court that Bill...http://www.newser.com/story/40047/friend-of-stevens-bullied-contractor-into-eating-13k-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 13:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36048/as-troops-exit-iraq-us-spends-more-on-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican troops are trickling home, but at a hefty cost: The US has spent more than $1.2 billion this year on private security contractors—mostly to protect diplomats, but also to secure infrastructure and supplies, USA Today reports. The State Department says now that focus has shifted to rebuilding,...http://www.newser.com/story/36048/as-troops-exit-iraq-us-spends-more-on-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 13:21:27 CDT