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GRAVITY
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Lawmakers fault vets' care under Bush - Military Affairs - MSNBC.com
News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:38 AM EDT
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Armed forces morale suffers due to lack of care for the wounded.
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 | Army Officer: Long-Term Morale a Concern | Associated Press | Tue Mar 27 | 2 |
| Bush Apologizes for Walter Reed Woes | Associated Press | Fri Mar 30 | 1 |
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The Pentagon ought put its own house in order, allocate its budget against predictable eventualities -- i.e., casualties in combat -- and stop hiring contractors that cost several times what in-house operations cost assuming the contractors don't defraud the government! These fellows spend like a drunk with someone else's Gold Card. Oh. That would be your and my card, by the way.
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#1 - Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:43 AM EDT{"commentId":615088,"authorDomain":"PamelaDrew"}
The story behind the one that has come out is even worse. The services at Walter Reed are contracted out to a company called IAP Worldwide and on the Board of Directors of that profiteering band of %$#@ is Former Vice President Dan Quayle and Former Treasury Secretary John Snow and Press Release tells of the recently appointed General Hagee. These people manage to get profits to their pockets but when it comes to the taxpayers and those in military service we get %$#@ and the "news" doesn't talk about the crime of the Board Members cashing in by running the services into the ground
February 1, 2007
Retired Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee Appointed to IAP Board of Directors
Cape Canaveral, Florida – IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., a leading government services contractor, announced today that Gen. Michael W. Hagee, who retired early this year after serving as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, has joined IAP's Board of Directors effective today. Gen. Hagee was also named Special Advisor to the Chairman, CEO and President, where he will provide strategic advice and guidance to IAP's business operations in the global marketplace.
"Gen. Hagee will use his rare combination of insightful strategic planning capabilities and experiences, and wide-ranging on-the-ground military expertise to help guide IAP's business operations and market strategies in the areas of logistics support and special programs worldwide," said Dave Myers, chairman of the IAP Board of Directors. "Gen. Hagee's distinguished career, combined with his extensive leadership experience, makes him the ideal person at the right time to join our board."
Gen. Hagee retired from the Marine Corps as Commandant on Jan. 1 following a distinguished 39-year military career. His command assignments included Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division and of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. He served as Marine Commandant from January 2003 through November 2006. His staff assignments included serving as Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence; Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters, of the U.S. European Command; and Director Strategic Plans and Policy, U.S. Pacific Command.
Gen. Hagee graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College.
With the appointment of Gen. Hagee, IAP's Board of Directors has expanded its distinguished group of military, government and civilian leaders with global experience and recognition in the marketplace. The Board also includes former Vice President Dan Quayle, Gen. Michael P.C. Carns (Ret.), former Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; and Gen. George A. Joulwan (Ret.), former Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
IAP provides contingency and logistics services for several U.S. government departments and agencies, and all branches of the U.S. Military. IAP has performed the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP), a contingency contract, since its inception in 1997. Earlier last year, the U.S. Navy selected IAP and another company to perform a global contingency contract to provide construction and engineering services in support of Navy warfighters, natural disaster recovery, humanitarian assistance and emergency response.
IAP Worldwide Services is a leading government contractor providing a broad spectrum of services focused on global mission support for the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies. The company specializes in three lines of business: global operations and logistics; facilities management and base operations support; and professional and technical services. With operations headquartered in Cape Canaveral, Fla., IAP also maintains corporate offices in Irmo, S.C.; Panama City, Fla.; and Washington, D.C.; and project sites in over 100 locations worldwide. IAP's Worldwide Web site can be accessed at
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