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Search suspended for 3 people aboard Navy contractor’s downed plane
The Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force and Customs and Border Protection searched unsuccessfully for the three people aboard the aircraft that crashed Wednesday.
Agencies lack information on underpaid contract workers
The Department of Labor is responsible for investigating federal service contractors that underpay their employees, but not all agencies are aware of which contractors are responsible.
By Jessie Bur
Mystery surrounds Marine veteran’s imprisonment in Venezuela
The family of a Marine veteran accused of terrorism and spying on Venezuela for the U.S. government speaks out.
Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over diversity training order
The lawsuit alleges that the prohibitions on certain types of diversity training infringe on constitutionally protected rights of employees.
By Jessie Bur
‘I hope she’s scarred for life’ — Recalling my time as a Blackwater mercenary
The author recalls being in Iraq the day that seven Blackwater security contractors were killed in a helicopter crash.
By By Morgan Lerette
Retired Green Beret’s widow sues VA for harassment, slander over life insurance payouts
The lawsuit alleges Veterans Affairs nurse Sarah McNary slandered and harassed Christian McCoy's widow, alleging she withheld life insurance funds from McCoy's children.
Former defense contractor sentenced for taking $4 million in kickbacks and bribes
Thomson's Virginia-based company steered prime contracts to others who shared in profits, wrote him personal checks.
By Todd South
Pentagon makes the most use of emergency contractor paid leave
The coronavirus relief act authorizes agencies to reimburse contractors whose employees are on paid leave due to COVID-19 office closures.
By Jessie Bur
Taliban say they don’t have missing US contractor
Taliban leaders searched their ranks, including in the much-feared Haqqani network, and on Sunday told The Associated Press they are not holding Mark R. Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned contractor who disappeared in Afghanistan in late January.
Navy SEALs tried to locate US citizen abducted by Afghan militants
In the days following the January capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan, Navy SEAL commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of a Taliban-linked militant network, The Associated Press has learned.
Pentagon declares defense contractors ‘critical infrastructure,’ must continue work
Defense contractors need to keep working, despite the viral outbreak, the department says.
By Aaron Mehta