US veterans, military contractors among those freed from Kuwait jail
Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
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Lawmakers grill Pentagon officials over failure of MyTravel program
The failed attempt to revamp and address pre-existing deficiencies of the Defense Travel System means that the department is back where it started.
Study criticizes post-9/11 reliance on war-zone contractors
Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense contractors, a new study found.
US contractors rush to get former employees out of Afghanistan
Three industry groups are set to meet Friday with U.S. government representatives about getting former employees out of Afghanistan.
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
As of early June, 2,491 foreign contract workers remained on American bases across Afghanistan, down from 6,399 in April.
DoD really has no idea who it’s hired to do private security, report finds
The Defense Department doesn't know how many private security contractors it has.
4 rockets hit Iraqi air base housing US contractors, no casualties
The incident was the latest in a string of attacks in recent weeks in Iraq that have targeted mostly installations that house Americans.
US contractor sentenced for stealing truck from American base in Afghanistan
The contractor admitted that she and others conspired to steal property from the base in Kandahar in 2015, while a co-conspirator negotiated the sale of the stolen property with a third-country national middleman.
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
Evan Liberty is one of four former Blackwater contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump, freeing them from prison after a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians.
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
‘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
Every Army senior leader will ‘become an active recruiter’ to net 10,000 new soldiers
Army officials said they're about 2,000-soldiers ahead of their 50,200-troop retention goal for the fiscal year.
By Kyle Rempfer