Roundup cites waste and fraud in war contracts and security
Independent Wartime Contracting Commission says the United States may lose 31 to 60 billion dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over ten years due to lax oversight and poor planning. It urges Congress and the Obama administration to overhaul contracting practices and improve accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Wartime Contracting Commission
Congress
Obama Administration
Joint
House Senate Debt Reduction Committee
Bipartisan Commission
Commission
Obama calls for joint session to outline job plan
President Obama asks Congress for a prime time Sept 7 address to present job creation proposals. Boehner resists a quick return, citing logistical issues, while Reid backs the request. The plan includes payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits costing about $175 billion. The White House also seeks renewal of highway and air travel funding to protect jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
House
John Boehner
Obama
Boehner
Senate
New Orleans Saints
Green Bay Packers
Newt Gingrich
John
Harry Reid
Reid
Adam Jentleson
White House
Fertilizer from Pakistan fuels Afghan hazardous devices
U S officials say calcium ammonium nitrate CAN fertilizer from Pakarab Fertilizers Ltd. produced in Multan and destined for domestic use is smuggled into Afghanistan for weapon making. About 80 percent of Afghan hazardous devices use CAN, with distribution lacking regulation amid strained US Pakistan relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Multan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
U.S
Pakarab Fertilizers Ltd
United States
Pakarab
USS
Oklahoma City
Islamabad
Chaman
Mohammad Wassem
Associated Press
Northeast recedes as Irene floodwaters ease across towns
Relief crews reach the last cut off Vermont village Wordsboro as eight helicopters bring food and water. National Guard ferries supplies to mountain towns with no power or phones while residents cope with damaged homes and farms and a high cost estimate for the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vermont
Wordsboro
Green Mountains
National Guard
Killington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois
Mascoutah
Ill
Scott Air Force Base
Michael Hornitschek
U.S. Postal Service
Air Force
Hornitschek
Boston
Massachusetts
Onyango Obama
Kenya
Mexico
Monterrey
Nuevo Leon
Felipe Calderon
Calderon
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
St. Paul
Minn
Jason
Angela Heaslip
Long Island
Jason Heaslip
Don Fielder
Gaysville
Irene
North Carolina
New England
Rochester
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!