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Afghanistan
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Wherever they operate in the world, the armed services rely on contractors for all sorts of support from fuel delivery to housing.
February 25, 2021 -
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John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss a newly issued high risk list.
April 23, 2019 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, the National Insider Threat Task Force introduced a new maturity framework to help teach agencies what makes a good program.
November 05, 2018 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon's inspector general found that the Defense Department routinely reimbursed contractors for the expenses they claimed without examining their supporting documentation.
May 18, 2018 -
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From buildings that collapse in the rain to crooked contractors, the special inspector general for Afghanistan Reconstruction has seen it all.
April 19, 2018 -
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One thing about U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, they don't lack oversight. In fact, no less than four inspectors general operations are on the Afghanistan beat.
November 13, 2017 -
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This week, Women of Washington interviews Sally Ann Zoll, CEO of United Through Reading, a nonprofit organization that serves military families.
April 12, 2017 -
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Companies and governments can make very profitable business connections in Afghanistan by engaging with locals, says Maryam Atmar, who notes that Afghanistan is a tribal country.
March 24, 2017 -
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The White House wants nearly $12 billion to keep extra troops in Afghanistan and to continue the fight against the Islamic State. Some members of Congress think the request isn't enough.
November 11, 2016 -
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DHS leaders say the public and private sector now more than ever need to work together to protect the country's critical infrastructure and cyber systems.
June 21, 2016 -
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The Pentagon and the IG charged with Afghanistan reconstruction oversight sparred Wednesday over alleged obstructions to the IG's probe into a controversial reconstruction program.
January 21, 2016 -
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What if you\'re paying a fixed price for services, but the contractor starts to fall down on the job? That\'s what happened to the Army in Afghanistan. It hired a company called Mansoor International to provide trucking. Mansoor was paid a fixed price for each trip, but then things started to go wrong. Joe Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo and Powell, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive for more on the case and the lessons learned we turn to procurement attorney Joe Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo and Powell.
June 11, 2015 -
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A former FBI agent accused of trying to derail a Utah investigation into an alleged defense contractor kickback scheme was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday.
March 30, 2015 -
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Defense spending would get a 7.7 percent boost in 2016 under President Obama's proposed budget. Officials say the department is still feeling the disruption of reduced spending and sequestration cuts from recent years. The 2016 proposal includes funding for a broad range of weapons systems, missile defense and a 1.3 percent raise for service members and department civilians. Lt. Gen. Dave Barno (Ret.) was a senior American commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, and is now with American University. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more analysis.
February 03, 2015
