On AlterNet: contracts

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "contracts"

Who Is Securing the Texas Border? How Private Contractors Mislead the Public, Then Get Rich Off Taxpayer Money

Tom Barry, AlterNet. March 12, 2012.

Private contractors have taken over Texas border security operations, but are falsely identifying themselves as affiliates of state programs.

BP Still Being Awarded Lucrative Government Contracts

Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. April 29, 2011.

It apparently is of little concern to the government that BP is under federal criminal investigation and was responsible for our largest environmental disaster.

Did Big Oil Win the War in Iraq?

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. November 14, 2009.

As U.S. and British oil companies sign contracts with the Iraqi government, is it time to declare Big Oil the "victor" in the bloody venture?

Obama Campaign's Multi-Million Dollar Propaganda Firm Deployed in Iraq to Advise on "New Media"

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. April 21, 2009.

With Iraq in ruins, Obama sends a politically connected firm, along with reps from AT&T, Google, and Twitter to build 'smart power' in Baghdad.