Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterDespite Concerns, Pentagon Seeks Civilian Firm to Oversee Contractors
Published 12/19/2008 by Walter Pincus at Wash Post Federal Page
Shortly after an inspector general questioned the practice of the Pentagon issuing contracts to administer contracts, the U.S. Army began advertising this week for an American firm to manage oversight of private security companies in Afghanistan.
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