From : Liz Nugent <Liz_Nugent@abtassoc.com>
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Subject : FYI: U.S. Contractor Awarded More Than $1 Billion Is Suspended Over 'Serious Misconduct'
Received On : 27.01.2015 16:47

Thanks to Jim Setzer for sharing with us.

 

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it had suspended International Relief and Development, a non-profit aid contractor which won major U.S. contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, after finding "serious misconduct" involving funding.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/us-contractor-suspended_n_6551078.html

 

Also in today’s Washington Post:

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/usaid-suspends-ird-its-largest-nonprofit-contractor-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/2015/01/26/0cafe16a-a599-11e4-a2b2-776095f393b2_story.html