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星期三， 2008年7月30日
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由 約瑟夫Neff | 高賭星期一飄動在Blackwater和聯邦政府之間歸結為定義的爭執： 數百Blackwater衛兵保護外交人士在伊拉克和阿富汗雇員或者承包商？ 通過標記他們承包商、Blackwater和它的會員在聯邦小企業合同合格了相當幾乎$110百萬價值。

那些合同和其他表示了疑問星期一，當小企業管理的總檢查員說的Blackwater得到了許多合同時，即使私有證券公司也許超出了大小極限為一家小企業。

審計在3月請求由美國。 Rep. 亨利Waxman，是議院委員會主席在失察和政府改革的加利福尼亞民主黨。

Waxman也問國稅局調查Blackwater。 如果聯邦稅務局確定Blackwater的衛兵是雇員， Blackwater可能欠$50百萬或更多在未付的社會保險和醫療保障稅， Waxman認為。

總檢查員說Blackwater，根據在Moyock， N.C.，在狀態的東北角落，獲得了為小企業留出的39個合同從2005至2007年。 大多數金錢是為六個航空合同相當防禦部門授予總統空中航線的$107百萬價值， Blackwater姐妹公司。

總檢查員的辦公室，是代辦處的機構內部的監視人，認為它是不明的是否應該根據收支或就業判斷合同。

合同為一家公司留出了與少於$25.5百萬在年收入。 Blackwater在超過$200百萬在每一過去三年採取了在政府合同，并且不會合格。

如果標準是就業，合同為一家公司留出了與較少比1,500名雇員。 總統空中航線認為Blackwater和它的會員有715名雇員，不包括治安警衛的數字。 根據2007國會報告， Blackwater有987名安全人員工作為美國。 國務院。 共計將投入公司在1,500雇員極限之上。

總檢查員援引幾個原因算作是治安警衛雇員。 Blackwater為工作者的目的認為衛兵雇員』報償保險。 Blackwater總檢查員的被問的要求公司曾經沒有它的衛兵知識或控制他們在伊拉克或阿富汗。

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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