Posts Tagged ‘oversight’

US oversight of war-zone contractors labeled weak (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011, file photo, retired Marine Maj. Gen. Arnold Fields, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, before testifying before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on problems in U.S.-funded constructed projects in Afghanistan.  The Commission on Wartime Contracting concluded that the use of hired hands has become a “default option,” pointing to the estimated $177 billion spent since 2001 on contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a draft of the report expected to be released Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – President Barack Obama pledged nearly two years ago to fix the broken system of awarding and managing federal contracts. But a new report paints a grim picture of the government’s reliance on the private sector for support in war zones and urges a series of reforms to prevent more U.S. tax dollars from being wasted.


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Karzai suggests oversight of anti-corruption work (AP)

Afghan Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Alako speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Upset by the recent arrest of a key adviser accused of taking a bribe, Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday sought to have more oversight over the work of a new anti-corruption task force. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP – U.S. officials are waiting to see if the Afghan government will attempt to impede corruption probes of high-ranking officials — concern that comes as a new report issued in Washington questioned the Afghan administration’s ability to fight graft and bribery that are undermining the war against the Taliban.


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GAO report: Mexico drug aid needs better oversight (AP)

AP – The U.S. State Department has no effective way to measure the success of its billion-dollar program to help Mexico and Central America fight drug traffickers, a congressional report concludes.

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Liesman: Appetite for finacial oversight is high now, but will it last?

Quick: Raise your hand if you’ve read the financial overhaul bill, or plan to read it eventually. No takers?

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Embattled BP CEO removed from spill oversight (AP)

The oil damaged shoreline in the Northern reaches of Barataria Bay is seen amidst work boats in oil polluted waters as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's tours oil damage in Barataria Bay, La., Thursday, June 17, 2010.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP – BP removed Chief Executive Tony Hayward from day-to-day oversight of the Gulf oil spill crisis a day after he was pummeled by lawmakers in an appearance on Capitol Hill, the company’s chairman said Friday.


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