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U.S.: Pentagon Struggles to Retain Elite Soldiers in Public Service

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/us-pentagon-struggles-retain-elite-soldiers-public-service

The Pentagon is offering bonuses of up to $150,000 to keep elite commandos, such as Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs, in the military and prevent them from being lured away to higher-paying jobs by private security contractors in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials said.

IRAQ: U.S. Contractor Slain Had Alleged Graft

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/iraq-us-contractor-slain-had-alleged-graft

An American contractor gunned down last month in Iraq had accused Iraqi Defense Ministry officials of corruption days before his death, according to documents and U.S. officials.

Boeing Scandal Part of Deeper Problems at Pentagon

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/boeing-scandal-part-deeper-problems-pentagon

Military contractors like Boeing, Halliburton and Lockheed, have become increasingly embedded with the Pentagon bureaucrats who give them lucrative work as the jailing of Darleen Druyun, a former U.S. Air Force weapons buyer, demonstrates.

IRAQ: Contractors Hunker Down and Await Outcome of Elections

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/iraq-contractors-hunker-down-and-await-outcome-elections

If Sunday's election triggers a civil war between Sunni and Shiite Iraqis, reconstruction may grind to a halt. If, however, the election gives the country's government greater legitimacy among ever-skeptical Iraqis, it could make the work of companies far easier.