The Follow the Money Project is investigating where the money appropriated for the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars is going -- especially money that should be going to the Troops.
Besides posting new developments in oversight and our investigative releases, check out our
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LOGCAP Oversight Team issues Stunning After-Action Report
A startling example of dysfunctional and ineffective oversight was revealed at the Senate Subcommitte hearing
on "Management and Oversight of Contingency Contracting in Hostile Zones" Thursday, January 24, 2008. A 2005 LOGCAP
Support Unit Team Detachment after-action report, written by team members who were on duty in Iraq between June 2004 and June
2005, was submitted to their chain of command that documented a lack of support and such issues as LOGCAP Program Managers
"leading the charge" for KBR and supporting their "boondoggles."
There was no doubt that LOGCAP program officials were upset with the report and its unknown if it was eventually
edited and trashed so that it would never see the light of day. Click on the After-Action Report at the left side
of this site to read the full report.
Check out our blog to see what is new in oversight of the money for our soldiers.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Oversight is starting!
Over the past four years, there has been only spotty oversight on the money allocated for the Iraq war. Now the House
Government Reform Committee is starting hearings today on Iraq reconstruction and on private security contracts tomorrow.
For more information, go to the Committee website at http://oversight.house.gov/index.asp.
When I started the Follow the Money Project, we were inundated with stories from the troops and contractor employees
about the failure to get the money and resources to the troops. So I decided to write a book about it and this blog has been
in hiatus since June 2006. Now I have finished the book, Betraying Our Troops: the Destructive Results of Privatizing War.
We tell the story of the failures of the contracting the Iraq war through the eyes of the troops and the contract employees.
We illustrate the problems from the planning of the war to the present time.The book will be published in June.
If you are interested in pre-ordering the book, click on the cover image to the right and it will take you to Amazon
to place an order.
Now the Follow the Money Project will be continuing to investigate and pursue where the money for the Iraq War is going
and if the troops are getting what they need to do their mission. We want to hear from more troops and contractor employees
about their experiences in Iraq. Click on our CONTACT US link to the left to get in contact with us.
We will be working to inform the public and the media about our investigations and highlight what is and is not working
for the troops. We will also be posting to this blog and the rest of the website information on this problem. Our REPORTS
page has a whole new list of GAO, CRS and other government reports on the problem. We want to help the Pentagon and the Congress
do the necessary oversight to make sure that the huge sums of money that we are spending for our troops are actually benefiting
them. We welcome your input.
Dina Rasor
Chief Investigator
Follow the Money Project
Comments are encouraged. Contact us at admin@followthemoneyproject.org
Troops! We need to hear from you about what you saw in Iraq or Afghanistan on supplies and
equipment. We also want to hear from contractor employees who have returned and troubled by what they saw in Iraq or Afghanstan.
We will keep all letters confidential. Email us at admin@followthemoneyproject.org .
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