Congressmen Overseeing Defense Budget Got $8 Million from PMA Group and Clients
The FBI hasn’t been the only group continuing to investigate lobbying firm PMA Group, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. At the Center for Responsive Politics, we’ve expanded our original analysis of contributions from the lobbying firm to lawmakers, specifically those on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, to include contributions from PMA’s [...]
Blackwater Worldwide renamed Xe as company tries to salvage its tarnished brand
US Security Firm Mired in Iraq Controversy Changes Its Name
Blackwater Worldwide is abandoning its tarnished brand name as it tries to shake a reputation battered by oft-criticised work in Iraq, renaming its family of two dozen businesses under the name Xe. The parent company’s new name is pronounced like the letter z.
Blackwater Worldwide’s headquarters is [...]