Archive: Contract workers

Hoosier Daddy?

Hoosier lawmaker Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D) asks a good question: Should contractors working abroad have to pay the U.S. government billions in unpaid taxes? His answer: Yes! And he's moving ahead in making it a law. On Monday -- yes, one day before Tax Day -- the House approved...

By Robert O'Harrow | April 17, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (3)

Blackwater, Contracts and Redactions

On Oct. 3, I filed a request with the State Department for contracts with Blackwater. On Dec. 3, the Washington Post received 323 pages in response to my request. I was thrilled. I like documents. But there was a rub. About half the pages are blank. Here's a sample...

By Robert O'Harrow | December 7, 2007; 05:20 PM ET | Comments (30)

 

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