The Coalition Provisional Authority was a transitional government of Iraq established following the invasion of the country on 19 March 2003 by the U.S.-led Multinational Force and the fall of Ba'athist Iraq.
DynCorp,formally DynCorp International,was an American private military contractor. Started 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.
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".
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.
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.
Philip Bloom is an American businessman who pleaded guilty on April 18,2006 to conspiracy,bribery and money laundering in connection with a scheme to defraud the Coalition Provisional Authority –South Central Region (CPA-SC) during the occupation of Iraq. According to the Sydney Morning Herald Bloom used CPA funds to pay out over $2 million USD in bribes,in cash,real estate,designer cars,watches,and the services of prostitutes he brought to Bagdad. Bloom accepted at least $1 million in bribes and stole a further $600,000 in cash and goods from CPA funds.
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. However,on May 27,2023,the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton,and his tenure as attorney general was suspended. Former Texas Secretary of State John Scott is acting as attorney general for the duration of Paxton's suspension.
The U.S.Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. The Inspector General for the Department of Transportation,like the Inspectors General of other federal departments and agencies,is charged with monitoring and auditing department programs to combat waste,fraud,and abuse.
The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller(OSC) is an independent agency of the Government of New Jersey created by an act of the state legislature in 2007 in order to make government more efficient,accountable and transparent. The State Comptroller is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey,with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate,to a renewable six-year term.
The Mirage Tavern was a drinking establishment at 731 N. Wells St. in Chicago purchased by the watchdog group Better Government Association and the Chicago Sun-Times in 1977 to investigate widespread allegations of official corruption and shakedowns visited on small businesses by city officials. The journalists used hidden cameras to help ensure that city inspectors caught accepting payoffs for ignoring safety hazards were all properly documented.
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) addresses integrity,economy,and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies;and increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies,technical standards,and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the Office of Inspector General. CIGIE was established in October 2008 as an independent entity within the United States executive branch by the Inspector General Reform Act (IGRA).
The Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) is an independent,objective agency that provides oversight related to the programs and operations of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DoD IG was created in 1982 as an amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for oversight of the United States Department of Health and Human Service's approximately $2.4 trillion portfolio of programs. Approximately 1,650 auditors,investigators,and evaluators,supplemented by staff with expertise in law,technology,cybersecurity,data analytics,statistics,medicine,economics,health policy,and management and administration. Based on Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey scores,OIG has been ranked the best place to work (number 1) in HHS for 5 consecutive years by the Partnership for Public Service.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) is the U.S. government's leading oversight authority on Afghanistan reconstruction. Congress created the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to provide independent and objective oversight of the Afghanistan Reconstruction funds. Under the authority of Section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,SIGAR conducts audit,inspections,and investigations to promote efficiency and effectiveness of reconstruction programs,and to detect and prevent waste,fraud,and abuse of taxpayer dollars. SIGAR also has a hotline that allows individuals to report suspected fraud.
Gordon S. Heddell (born August 13,1943,in St Louis) is a former Inspector General (IG) of the United States Department of Defense. Previously,Heddell also served as Inspector General for the Department of Labor.
All Smiles Dental Professionals,P.C.,doing business as All Smiles Dental Centers,was a chain of dental clinics in Texas,United States,with its headquarters in Farmers Branch,Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,near the City of Dallas. The chain operates dental clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Greater Houston. The company All Smiles Dental Center,Inc. (ADSC) is the management service organization providing business support services to All Smiles Dental Professionals,P.C. The patients mostly consist of children in low-income Hispanic communities.
The Inspector General Act of 1978 is a United States federal law defining a standard set of Inspector General offices across several specified departments of the U.S. federal government.
