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星期三， 2008年7月30日
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由 约瑟夫Neff | 高赌星期一飘动在Blackwater和联邦政府之间归结为定义的争执： 数百Blackwater卫兵保护外交人士在伊拉克和阿富汗雇员或者承包商？ 通过标记他们承包商、Blackwater和它的会员在联邦小企业合同合格了相当几乎$110百万价值。

那些合同和其他表示了疑问星期一，当小企业管理的总检查员说的Blackwater得到了许多合同时，即使私有证券公司也许超出了大小极限为一家小企业。

审计在3月请求由美国。 Rep. 亨利Waxman，是议院委员会主席在失察和政府改革的加利福尼亚民主党。

Waxman也问国税局调查Blackwater。 如果联邦税务局确定Blackwater的卫兵是雇员， Blackwater可能欠$50百万或更多在未付的社会保险和医疗保障税， Waxman认为。

总检查员说Blackwater，根据在Moyock， N.C.，在状态的东北角落，获得了为小企业留出的39个合同从2005至2007年。 大多数金钱是为六个航空合同相当防御部门授予总统空中航线的$107百万价值， Blackwater姐妹公司。

总检查员的办公室，是代办处的机构内部的监视人，认为它是不明的是否应该根据收支或就业判断合同。

合同为一家公司留出了与少于$25.5百万在年收入。 Blackwater在超过$200百万在每一过去三年采取了在政府合同，并且不会合格。

如果标准是就业，合同为一家公司留出了与较少比1,500名雇员。 总统空中航线认为Blackwater和它的会员有715名雇员，不包括治安警卫的数字。 根据2007国会报告， Blackwater有987名安全人员工作为美国。 国务院。 共计将投入公司在1,500雇员极限之上。

总检查员援引几个原因算作是治安警卫雇员。 Blackwater为工作者的目的认为卫兵雇员’报偿保险。 Blackwater总检查员的被问的要求公司曾经没有它的卫兵知识或控制他们在伊拉克或阿富汗。

The SBA inspector general referred the contracts to the inspectors general of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs for further investigation.

SBA report criticized

Blackwater released a statement saying it relied on the advice of experts in treating its guards as contractors and criticized the SBA’s report as inconclusive and speculative.

“We recognize that the issue of independent contractor vs. employee classification is complex,” the statement said. “If after fair and complete examination of the facts, the appropriate authorities have alternate recommendations about our worker classification, we are open to considering other options so long as we can continue to serve our government clients in the best way possible.”

The report also discussed 33 non-aviation contracts worth $2.2 million; 32 were set aside for companies with annual revenues of $6.5 million or less, and the final contract was set aside for companies with 500 or fewer employees.

Blackwater’s revenues have exceeded $200 million each of those years, according to federal data.

This “may have involved misrepresentations to obtain the contract,” the inspector general report said.

The penalties for “misrepresentation” are spelled out on the SBA’s standard form that companies must fill out to qualify as small businesses. A company that misrepresents its status as a small business can face criminal fines up to $500,000.

The government can also suspend contracts with the company or bar it from future government contracts.

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