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Gunshot wounds, falls, and other sudden trauma injuries make up most of the contractor injuries in places like Iraq. However, some contractor injuries occur slowly over time. These creeping illnesses are just as devastating as sudden trauma injuries. So, injury compensation is available in both cases. The Defense Base Act provides compensation to most contractors who were injured overseas. Even …
Russian mercenaries are reportedly already boots-on-the-ground in the Central African Republic. Can American contractors be far behind? According to sources, Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin agreed to help embattled CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera assert greater control over the country. This assistance included not only mercenaries, but also Valery Zakahrov. The CAR’s national security advisor is supposedly a Russian intelligence agent. Meanwhile, …
The new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification standards take effect in January 2020. How does this program affect contractors in Iraq? These university-developed standards, which are not yet completed, will feature a five-tier security system. The nature of the contract dictates the nature of the compliance, explained Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy. The new system should eliminate the …
Just before the end of the regular session, Republican Governor Greg Abbott approved a measure which would collect burn pit exposure information from Iraq War veterans and share it with the Department of Veterans Affairs. State Rep. Abel Herrero (D-Corpus Christi) and Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) co-sponsored the bill. It requires the state Department of Human Services to set …
Afghanistan War veteran Jason Kander was once a rising star in the Democrat party. Today, he is trying to control his debilitating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Kander said he had not had a full night’s sleep in about a dozen years. Instead, his heightened awareness woke him up at night and he silently patrolled his house, convinced that someone was …
