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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
KBR, the company that provides virtually all basic services for the American military in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been guilty of “serious contractual noncompliance” in Iraq, officials said.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
A House committee is investigating whether a contracting firm run by Harry Sargeant III vastly overcharged for deliveries of fuel to American air bases.
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
A House committee is investigating whether a contracting firm run by Harry Sargeant III vastly overcharged for deliveries of fuel to American air bases.
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
A House committee is investigating whether a contracting firm run by Harry Sargeant III vastly overcharged for deliveries of fuel to American air bases in Iraq.
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
The $6 billion deal in advanced weapons elicited strong reactions from leaders in China on Saturday.
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
The new regional headquarters reflects a Pentagon push to coordinate security, aid and development in Africa.
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
The new regional headquarters reflects a Pentagon push to coordinate security, aid and development in Africa.
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Three years after the Defense Department set out to increase its speakers of strategically important languages, the military has not determined how to reach its goal — or what exactly that goal is.
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Iran has proven an aggressive suitor for American military goods to replace the aging fleet of jets and weapons supplied by the United States before the fall of the shah in 1979.
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates declared that the mission in Iraq had now transformed into one of expanding upon recent security gains.
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