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Julia Harte

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Washington, DC, United States

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  • Unknown
Past:
  • Truthout
  • Center for Public Integrity

Past articles by Julia:

Fighter's Capture Spells Trouble for US-Led Coalition Against Islamic State

A Syrian who embraced the US cause is captured by al-Qaeda sympathizers. → Read More

Pentagon remains stubbornly unable to account for its billions

A celebration by the Marine Corps of its accounting prowess was premature, with a discrepancy in a key audit of $800 million. → Read More

Fighter’s capture spells trouble for U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State

A Syrian who embraced the U.S. cause and his military commander are captured by Al Qaeda sympathizers. → Read More

Probes started into potential U.S. spending on “ghost schools” in Afghanistan

Officials in Washington and Kabul are examining whether U.S. funds were spent for schooling in Afghanistan that never occurred → Read More

U.S. military personnel have been convicted of $50 million worth of crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Large cash transactions, loose military oversight, and deeply corrupted local cultures have lured many to steal and rig contracts → Read More

Billions of Dollars in US Assistance to Afghan Soldiers and Police Is Still Based on Ragged Data

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Billions of dollars in U.S. assistance to Afghan soldiers and police is still based on ragged data

The Pentagon wants to finance a larger Afghan force than expected, but worries persist about ghost soldiers → Read More

America remains top arms seller to the world

The appetite for weaponry is growing ever-larger, researchers say → Read More

Flagship military university hired foreign officers linked to human rights abuses in Latin America

Senior U.S. officials say professors should have been more carefully vetted → Read More

U.S. troops burned waste in hazardous open pits while safer incinerators sat idle

Defense Department violated its own regulations and federal law in allowing the smoky fires near troops. → Read More

A long-term blank check for “war” spending

In the federal budget, emergency spending for combat operations is the new normal. → Read More

U.S. companies supply eavesdropping gear to Central Asian autocrats

Surveillance gear generally falls outside U.S. export controls. → Read More

NATO suddenly classifies ratings of Afghan military and police capabilities

The fruits of a $60 billion expenditure are now secret. → Read More

Energy Department inspector blocked from probing dismissal of Hanford engineer

He says DOE contracts allowed access to key documents, but Hanford contractors refused to provide them → Read More

Investigators find Islamic State used ammo made in 21 countries, including America

A new report from an arms tracking group highlights how easily munitions shipped to the Middle East shift from one owner to another. → Read More

Investigators find Islamic State used ammo made in 21 countries, including America

A new report from an arms tracking group highlights how easily munitions shipped to the Middle East shift from one owner to another. → Read More

Marine Corps settles dispute with whistleblower

Scientific adviser Franz Gayl, whose protests forced the Corps to buy costly MRAPs, is appointed to a new commission on whistleblowers. → Read More

Marine Corps settles dispute with whistleblower

Scientific adviser Franz Gayl, whose protests forced the Corps to buy costly MRAPs, is appointed to a new commission on whistleblower → Read More

U.S. Senate passes bill curatiling conflicts of interest in security clearance contracts

Firms no longer would be allowed to rate their own work → Read More