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War for profit : Army contracting vs. supporting the troops /

"WASHINGTON - The Army official who managed the Pentagon's largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying more than 1 billion in questionable charges to KBR ..." (James Risen, New York Times, June 17, 2008). This book by that very Army offic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Charles M. (Contracts manager)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"WASHINGTON - The Army official who managed the Pentagon's largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying more than 1 billion in questionable charges to KBR ..." (James Risen, New York Times, June 17, 2008). This book by that very Army official provides an eye-opening firsthand account of how the US Government hands over your tax dollars to support contractors like KBR and Halliburton, rather than supporting the troops. This authoritative and well-documented record of the LOGCAP contract in Iraq and Afghanistan is at the same time a study of US parti.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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