Company didn't provide enough workers
(NEWSER) - The US overpaid Blackwater by $55 million for its security work in Iraq, a government audit has found. The company, since renamed Xe, didn't employ enough guards, medics, and other personnel to protect high-level officials but still collected full payment from the State Department, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Insufficient manning exposed the department to unnecessary risk," the auditors said. Blackwater also overcharged for airfare to Iraq. More»
