1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UTAbZLPSPI"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/CO/majority-news/subcommittees-contracting-oversight-majority-media-chairman-mccaskill-asks-for-more-information-about-state-departments-private-security-contracts/">Chairman McCaskill Asks For More Information About State Department’s Private Security Contracts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/CO/majority-news/subcommittees-contracting-oversight-majority-media-chairman-mccaskill-asks-for-more-information-about-state-departments-private-security-contracts/embed/#?secret=UTAbZLPSPI" width="600" height="338" title="“Chairman McCaskill Asks For More Information About State Department’s Private Security Contracts” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="UTAbZLPSPI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Following a report released from the State Department Inspector General, Chairman McCaskill wrote to the State Department requesting additional information regarding the award, management, and oversight of the Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) contract, the Department’s contract for security services in high-risk areas, including Iraq and Afghanistan.https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630