The Coalition Provisional Authority was a transitional government of Iraq established following the invasion of the country on 19 March 2003 by U.S.-led Coalition forces. The invasion marked the fall of the Ba'athist regime led by Saddam Hussein.
DynCorp International Inc.,was an American private military contractor. Starting as an aviation company,the company also provided flight operations support,training and mentoring,international development,intelligence training and support,contingency operations,security,and operations and maintenance of land vehicles. DynCorp received more than 96% of its more than $3 billion in annual revenue from the U.S. federal government. The corporate headquarters were in an unincorporated part of Fairfax County near Falls Church,Virginia,while the company's contracts were managed from its office at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth,Texas. DynCorp provided services for the U.S. military in several theaters,including Bolivia,Bosnia,Somalia,Angola,Haiti,Colombia,Kosovo and Kuwait. It also provided much of the security for Afghan president Hamid Karzai's presidential guard and trained much of the police forces of Iraq and Afghanistan. DynCorp was also hired to assist recovery in Louisiana and neighboring areas after Hurricane Katrina. The company held one contract on every round of competition since receiving the first Contract Field Teams contract in 1951.
Investment in post-2003 Iraq refers to international efforts to rebuild the infrastructure of Iraq since the Iraq War in 2003. Along with the economic reform of Iraq,international projects have been implemented to repair and upgrade Iraqi water and sewage treatment plants,electricity production,hospitals,schools,housing,and transportation systems. Much of the work has been funded by the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund,and the Coalition Provisional Authority.
The Iraqi National Guard was an armed force originally established by the United States Coalition Provisional Authority. Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq,CPA Administrator Paul Bremer disbanded the apparatus of the Iraqi Armed Forces through Coalition Provisional Authority Order 2. U.S. divisions of Combined Joint Task Force 7 then began recruiting and training auxiliary forces,the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps,in order to combat the insurgency.
In the United States,Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or unlawful operations within their parent agency. Such offices are attached to many federal executive departments,independent federal agencies,as well as state and local governments. Each office includes an inspector general and employees charged with identifying,auditing,and investigating fraud,waste,abuse,embezzlement and mismanagement of any kind within the executive department.
In May 2003,following the invasion of Iraq in March of that year,the Central Bank of Iraq-Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) account was created at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York at the request of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Administrator. A part of the fund has been transferred to Baghdad and Iraq,and the DFI-Baghdad account was opened at the Central Bank of Iraq "for cash payment requirements". The fund also eventually received money from seized and "vested" Iraqi bank accounts and funds seized by coalition forces. $650 million of this amount belongs to Uday Saddam Hussein,the older son of the former Iraqi president. The DFI have been disbursed mainly for "the wheat purchase program,the currency exchange program,the electricity and oil infrastructure programs,equipment for Iraqis security forces,and for Iraqi civil service salaries and ministry budget operations".
The Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) was established by the US Congress on November 6,2003. It allocated $18.4 billion to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure,damaged from years of neglect,sanctions,and war.
Camp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford,Texas,during US President George W. Bush's five-week summer vacation there in 2005,named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specialist Casey Sheehan.
Elder law is an area of legal practice that specializes on issues that affect the senior population. Some say the purpose of elder law planning is to prepare the elderly person for financial freedom and autonomy through proper financial planning and long-term care options. However,the purpose of elder law is not so narrow. Not everyone needs long-term care and not everyone is financially insecure. The purpose of elder law is to provide holistic legal advice that allows older persons and disabled individuals to preserve and protect their rights and values. Often these values are implemented by others,which is why thoughtful planning is necessary.
The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) was created as the successor to the Coalition Provisional Authority Office of Inspector General (CPA-IG). SIGIR was an independent government agency created by the Congress to provide oversight of the use of the $52 billion U.S. reconstruction program in Iraq. Stuart W. Bowen Jr. was appointed to the position of CPA-IG on January 20,2004 and served until its closure in October 2013. SIGIR reported directly to Congress,the secretary of state,and the secretary of defense.
The Bring Them Home Now Tour was a rolling anti-war protest against the Iraq War in the United States,beginning in Crawford,Texas,travelling three routes across the country and culminating in a rally in Washington,D.C. in September 2005. The tour was organized by Gold Star Families for Peace,Iraq Veterans Against the War,Military Families Speak Out,and Veterans For Peace. It was inspired by and featured Cindy Sheehan as a speaker at many rallies. The three tour buses were purchased with donated money.
Morris P. Glushien was an American labor lawyer. He resigned in 1947 from the National Labor Relations Board in protest due to the Taft-Hartley Act and then acted as counsel to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. In 1957 he argued the landmark free-speech case Staub v. Baxley before the Supreme Court of the United States and won.
Thomas J. Fiscus was a Major General in the United States Air Force who served as Judge Advocate General of the Air Force,the highest-ranking officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. In 2004,Fiscus was punished for conduct unbecoming an officer and several other offenses after an investigation found that he engaged in improper relationships with more than a dozen women. Fiscus received a formal reprimand and forfeitures of pay under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for conduct unbecoming,fraternization,obstruction of justice and violating a lawful general regulation.
The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Texas. The current officeholder,Republican Ken Paxton,has served in the position since January 5,2015.
The Iraqi Commission of Integrity,formerly known as the Commission on Public Integrity (CPI),is an independent commission within the government of Iraq tasked with preventing and investigating corruption at all levels of the Iraqi government nationwide. It is the coordinating umbrella organization for the other two pillars of the national strategic anti-corruption campaign. The CoI seeks to promote and advance open,honest and accountable government through public education and awareness programs allowing citizens to report corruption through anonymous means.
Molina Healthcare,Inc. is a managed care company headquartered in Long Beach,California,United States. The company provides health insurance to individuals through government programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
The objective of family planning in the United States is to enable individuals to determine the number and spacing of their children and to select the means by which that target may be achieved. Doing so can bring many benefits including improved maternal health,the prevention of the spread of STDs,and decreased infant and child mortality rates.
All Smiles Dental Centers (ADSC) was an American chain of dental clinics,with its headquarters in Farmers Branch,Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,The chain operates dental clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Greater Houston. The company was the management service organization providing business support services to All Smiles Dental Professionals,P.C. The patients mostly consisted of children in low-income Hispanic communities.
Medical law is the branch of law which concerns the prerogatives and responsibilities of medical professionals and the rights of the patient. It should not be confused with medical jurisprudence,which is a branch of medicine,rather than a branch of law.
Mark Lee Greenblatt is an American attorney and government official who served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of the Interior from 2019 to 2025. As the Department's 7th confirmed Inspector General,Mr. Greenblatt oversaw a nationwide workforce of more than 300 investigators,auditors,evaluators,attorneys,and support staff whose mission is to detect and deter waste,fraud,abuse,and misconduct in DOI programs,and to promote economy and efficiency in Departmental operations. Mr. Greenblatt was the senior official responsible for providing oversight of more than 70,000 Department employees,assessing the Department's diverse programs with more than $10 billion in grants and contracts,and conducting complex administrative and criminal investigations.
