Nov 20th, 2008 · Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru has extensively covered the "parallel army" of private security contractors. His book Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting In Iraq, details the tens of thousands of "mercs" who arrived in Iraq in the absence of sufficient levels of U.S. troops.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and gifts he received from an oil contractor. The Senate's longest-serving Republican was found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial documents.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor. The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens was found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial documents.
Oct 24th, 2008 · Sgt. Asa Rubman, a paralegal, set up a voting drive in the dining room at his military base in Baghdad. Over the course of five days, nearly 600 soldiers, airmen and contractors cast absentee ballots — many for the first time.
Oct 4th, 2008 · Hundreds of thousands of families have been forced out of their homes, leaving banks to take over those properties and salvage them for what they're worth. That means extra business for contractors that specialize in "preserving" the homes so banks can resell them.
Sep 25th, 2008 · Sen. Ted Stevens has blamed a contractor friend for his legal troubles on the first day of the trial of the Republican lawmaker. Stevens, who is being tried for corruption, is accused of lying on Senate forms about home renovations and gifts he received from the contractor.
Aug 15th, 2008 · The U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly turning to contractors to help relieve agents of minor duties. But the recent case of two contract employees, caught smuggling illegal immigrants, has critics calling for tighter screening.
Aug 12th, 2008 · In a report released Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office details the cost of contractors supporting the U.S. military in Iraq. It also finds the U.S. has relied more heavily on contractors in Iraq than in any previous war.