KBR’s don’t ask, don’t tell policy against rape victims
Raped and Drugged at KBR, Woman Says By CAMERON LANGFORD – Courthouse News Service – January 29, 2010 HOUSTON (CN) – At least two fellow workers drugged, raped and sodomized a paramedic working for...
View ArticleKBR rapist David Breda sentenced to two years
Former Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Iraq Sex Assault A former civilian defense contractor convicted of sexually assaulting a female co-worker at an Iraqi air base has been sentenced to two years...
View ArticleDavid Isenberg: KBR is Asking for It
David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: February 8, 2010 11:54 PM To paraphrase comedian Henny Youngman’s...
View ArticleContractors “ill-prepared” for consequences of hiring criminals???
Franken amendment threatens to take funds from contractors 2010 Defense Appropriations Act provision witholds money from contractors using employee arbitration clauses By Matthew Weigelt • Feb 22, 2010...
View ArticlePentagon estimates 90% of sexual assaults go unreported
The War Within Monday, Mar. 08, 2010 By NANCY GIBBS – Time Magazine What does it tell us that female soldiers deployed overseas stop drinking water after 7 p.m. to reduce the odds of being raped if...
View ArticleIs the Military turning a blind eye to child rape in Afghanistan?
I can’t even begin to tell you how appalled and disgusted I am at the very thought the US Military might be looking the other way when children are being raped and abused. Wasn’t one of the main...
View ArticleDefense contractors and their sex crimes go unreported and unpunished
David Isenberg: PMC and Sex Crimes David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: April 21, 2010 12:07 PM On April...
View ArticleThe Pentagon takes a hard line on mandatory arbitration for crimes against...
Defense implements sexual assault rule By Robert Brodsky May 20, 2010 Companies that restrict victims of alleged sexual assault from pursuing legal action will not be eligible for future Defense...
View ArticleSuit claims KBR fired employee Swanita Taylor after claims of sexual assault...
Another Sex Assault Alleged at KBR Overseas By CAMERON LANGFORD Tuesday, June 15, 2010 HOUSTON (CN) – Another woman has sued Kellogg, Brown and Root, claiming she was sexually assaulted while working...
View ArticleCorrupt Contractor KBR Under Fire in Palm Beach County; Anyone Surprised?
By Lisa Rab - Wed., Jul. 14 2010 Broward Palm Beach New Times A front-page story in today’s Palm Beach Post blasts the Houston-based engineering and construction firm Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR)...
View ArticleAnother KBR employee files suit for Iraq sexual assault by co-worker
Woman sues KBR, claiming it’s at fault for a sexual assault A co-worker in Iraq convicted of the attack on her JAMES PINKERTON – HOUSTON CHRONICLE – Oct. 5, 2010 – A Houston woman has filed suit...
View ArticleKBR maintains that their strong arm policy is effective
KBR “maintains strong and effective sexual harassment prevention and reporting programs.” ~Heather Browne~ Excuse me? I believe that consistent reports and evidence shows that not only does KBR look...
View ArticleSad day in appellate court for Mr. Smiley
Court Upholds Firing of ‘Touchy/Feely’ Supervisor TIM HULL – (CN) – October 14, 2010 – The Federal Circuit upheld the firing of a Defense Department supervisor who argued that his sexual remarks and...
View Article1 in 3 women raped in military- Pentagon protects perps
ACLU lawsuit: Military won’t release rape records JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN – The Associated Press – December 13, 2010 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Sexual assault pervades the military, but the Pentagon refuses to...
View ArticleMore Sex Assaults Reported At Military Academies
by The Associated Press December 15, 2010 Reported sexual assaults at the three U.S. military academies rose 64 percent in the 2009-10 academic year compared with the previous year, the Defense...
View ArticleBG Scott D. Chambers sacked for sexual harassment
In several instances, according to the report, Chambers was confronted by the women he’d offended, but he told investigators that he believed the women had misinterpreted his attempts to “foster a more...
View ArticleKBR can’t recover $2M from Jones; case not frivolous says Judge
John O’Brien – (Legal Newsline) – HOUSTON – September 27, 2011 – Jamie Leigh Jones, the woman who alleged her employer was at fault for a rape that a jury said never happened, must pay court costs to...
View ArticleDynCorp, EEOC settle harassment, retaliation suit
Retaliation was the most common discrimination charge against a federal employer last year, according to a report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ~ Jolie Lee, Federal News Radio Ruben...
View ArticleDealing: Even Ex-Federal Watchdogs Are Doing It
Dina Rasor – (Truthout | Solutions) – January 12, 2012 – Several years ago, I pushed for a revival of the old “Truman Committee” in the US Congress to look at war fraud and profiteering in the Iraq and...
View ArticleSex is major reason military commanders are fired
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan last May and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and pornography and more, is just one in a...
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