US military investigates contractor work force

July 28, 2010 by legitgov

US military investigates contractor work force 28 Jul 2010 The U.S. military said Wednesday it is 'clamping down' on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban... U.S. Col. Richard E. Nolan, of the military's contracting office in Iraq, said the military is investigating the firms' work forces. Nolan said the U.S. military does monthly inspections of the contractors but the focus has generally been on prevention facilitation of human trafficking. Contractors working with the American military have in the past been sharply criticized for taking passports from workers they bring to Iraq.