Posts Tagged With: contractors

Remembering the Firing of USFK Contractors

» by GI Korea September 21st, 2010 at 5:47 pm » Comments (28)

Well at least one retired NCO in Korea has not forgotten about the contractor issue that led to the loss of many jobs in 2008: Another election is coming up, and ...more »

Army Captain Convicted for Corruption

» by GI Korea December 21st, 2009 at 4:57 pm » Comments (6)

It is amazing how many people have been gettting busted in recent years for corruption in contracting in Iraq: An Army captain from Oregon pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he ...more »

Letter to Editor On New Military Spouse Hiring Policy

» by GI Korea August 17th, 2009 at 5:52 pm » Comments (1)

This retired Tech Sergeant really hit the nail on the head in regards to the contractor issue and the hiring of military spouses: It was with great annoyance that I read ...more »

New Regulation Impacts Hiring of Military Spouses

» by GI Korea August 13th, 2009 at 8:10 am » Comments (14)

Via a reader tip comes news about the hiring of US military spouses that looks like it will impact how civilians are hired in USFK: A rule that could help military ...more »

USFK Officers Linked to Improperly Hiring Civilian Contractors

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 am » Comments (7)

Here is an update on the USFK contractor issue: A new Army Audit Agency report says officers responsible for deciding whether civilian contractors qualified for status of forces agreement visas ...more »

Update On USFK Contractor Issue

» by GI Korea June 4th, 2009 at 5:56 am » Comments (71)

The USFK contractor SOFA issue has been a hot topic here before at the ROK Drop and now it appears it could heat up again after this article published in ...more »

More USFK Contractors Lose Their Jobs Due to Visa Issue

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2009 at 10:56 am » Comments (12)

The subject of USFK contractors losing their jobs due to the reinterpretation of the SOFA agreement has been a hot topic here at the ROK Drop. This topic will probably ...more »

USFK Contractors Could Lose Jobs Over Visa Changes

» by GI Korea October 7th, 2008 at 9:48 am » Comments (316)

Here is some news for all you USFK contractors out there: U.S. Forces Korea officials are denying status of forces agreement visa renewals to many civilian contractors who lived in ...more »