our customer in this case was the rock island contracting center in rock island. it was a gruesome detail by detail review we provided to s.i.g.i.r. almost 400,000 pages of documentation. 30 gigabytes. we rent storage space -- >> but just in the interest of time because we have limited time how much money are we talking about? >> we credited back to the government in excess of $2 million. and since that time -- after s.i.g.i.r. was settled, we took the case, if you will, to the army's procurement fraud group to make sure that they were aware, we had nothing to hide. and if they wanted to come and follow up -- you know, if they wanted prior to the contract closeout, the contract hasn't even been closed out yet that we would welcome that type of oversight as well. >> great. thank you. a couple of other questions, sorry. also on page 51, you say that you've developed proactively management matrix such as production, health, safety other management indicators. has dod bought into those metrics. i'm sure you shared those with dod and is dod pleased with those metrics?

that is done between kbr and rock island on a monthly basis. there is a lag between when they give acl at a site location, and when that day at that location will exceed the evidence of that change order and it will hit the cost report. that is a common occurrence for them to remark that they have not seen the cost report. their own efforts hit the book. because of the magnitude of the change orders, they are swept once a month. we average about 200 change orders per month. they are swept once a month, and they are negotiated with the pco at barack island. i understood what you were talking about -- at a iraq island -- at rock island. >> years are not so concerned about the merits of this, but as to the direction of what you would consider proper contract documentation. is it sufficient for you to act? >> yes. i deal with this every month. we analyze every one of the performance evaluation boards. we look at all of the negative comments. we look at why those comments occurred, what action do we need to do to respond to the direction or the comm

that's done between kbr and rock island on a monthly basis. and so, there is a lag between when they give in acl at a set location and then at that location will see the definitive station of the change order and it actually hit the cost report. and that is a common occurrence for them to remark that they haven't seen in the cost report their own affairs hit the book yet because of the magnitude of the change orders, they are swept once a month. we average about 200 change orders again and they are swept once a month amanda cody's what the pco at rock island. so i understood what you were talking about this morning. but for me, you are discussing issues that normally occur at the camp. >> i guess i'm not asking so much about the merits of this are the disagreement about this specific as to whether or not that sort of direction is what you would consider as you say in your statement, you know, proper contract documentation. is the expectation that is set in the evaluation. sufficient for you to act in a way that -- >> yes, ma'am. an idea what t

as i understand it, and you can correct me, but rock island's position is as long as kbr is under its work force level that no further reductions are necessary, even if there is a reduction in the amount of work they have to do, could result in reducing the work force, because there is less work to be done. it would seem that rock island would reduce the number of authorized positions to the fewest number needed to get the job done. why isn't that done? isn't that the -- isn't that the logical answer? >> yes, that is the logical thing to do. that is somewhat what is going on. that were some of the issues brought up in that report we talked about a few minutes ago. once we negotiate baseline with kbr, the way that baseline is changed is via administrative change levels, it either ads work or takes a way of work. that issue brought up -- in september of 2009 that mission was questioning how waskbr was incorporating them into their baseline. that is the process that is there to do that. what we normally do is -- the acl's are executed on the ground. then we go and on and once a month bas

we have the failure of a rock island to view the estimate to detect the over utilization and then we have the dcma and others who failed to have the government oversight as related to the issue of the contract for technical vehicle field maintenance. then there was the core logistics' service support. is somewhat stunning that the inspector general and the dcaa into the same conclusion. the fear we have on the commission is that this would be an example of something that is typical, not atypical, that we are dealing with. people cannot understand how much it costs to build a wing of an airplane. they know that a $600 hammer to build the airplane would be off base. if they use that for the hammer, what are they deciding on the wing it? so, i think -- i do not think. it would be helpful to us and the commission if we could come back, general, and if you would be able to come back to us and say how did this happen? not did it have been. just accept it, frankly. go under the assumption that it happened and you only had a 10% utilization. how did this happen? was the contractor way off ba

i think is is davenport and rock island in illinois. he grew up around baseball. his dad has been a manager and coach throughout his young career. he was taught well. >> he can hit. 2-2. and a check swing did not go. full count. you wonder the future of this organization with a couple of the decisions they have to make with carl crawford and with carlos pena, two pending free agents. talked about having to reduce the payroll, hoping for a new facility at some point. there is strike three over the inside corner. back-to-back strikeouts here in the bottom of the ninth inning. >> joe: have to find more ways to generate revenue through the stump. i think they have done the best they can with this facility which predates the rays. >> tim: and i believe the

they gathered in rock island, illinois to set a world record for most people simultaneously eating iceam. urn the rules. each person had to lick ice cream held by the person next to them for one minute. they beat the record set last year in spain and you know the record will probably be beaten sometime this summer. >> a minute. i could go for an hour. >> how about that. >> are we any better as far as visibility. >> not going to get better for a couple more hours. the sun is up in 45 minutes or so. 40, 45 minute and then will burn off the fog. that means another 40 minutes or thickening fog. >> we said earlier people should call airports before they head out to make sure flights are on time. >> visibilities at dull real estate and bwi near row and dulles a little better even their visibilities are dropping. the dense fog advisory covers everyone. it is expanded to include hagerstown and winchester, martinsburg and south to the northern neck through richmond and norfolk and up through south central pennsylvania a lot of real estate, a lot of fog this morning. visibilities you see the zer

. >>> new this morning, another major earthquake, this time a magnitude 7.7 rocked indonesia's northwest island of sumatra. it hit in the early-morning hours 125 miles northwest of simagoa. some people panicked over fears of a tsunami. a brief warning went into effect but it was lifted abt two hours later. there have been at least five strong aftershocks up to magnitude 5.2. >>> also new, after years of tense and sometimes ugly negotiations, d.c. schools and the teachers association reached a tentative contract. the deal calls for a 20% pay increase over the next five years. it includes a voluntary pay for performance program and offers extensive training for teachers. we'll have more highlights coming up later this morning. >>> other stories making headlines. an easter day murder. police say all over an easter outfit. we'll show you what one young lady was wearing that allegedly led to her killing. >>> the white housis getting tough with afghan president hamid karzai over his controversial comments. we'll tell you what the u.s. is threatening. stay with us. we are coming back after the break.

there's other services back in continental u.s., rock island and others that do some other services.e met with the rcc folks in afghanistan. i think they're fantastic and doing great work. i'm amazed you can put together an organization that can do a billion dollars in contracting fairly quickly like that. what i'm getting at is for the large contracts general caldwell goes stateside in iraq. he goes to your command in orlando for your contract. he goes to your command in i think it's new jersey. the rd research and command. he finds convenient contracting commands to cut task orders for him. the question on this afghan national police effort -- it was a state contract. dod wanted to take it in house so that they would have the mission, the money and the contract. is that it in a nutshell? >> sir, as i understand, yes. >> right. and when we were there, people said -- we asked are you dissatisfied with the current contractor, the performance of the current contract, nobody said they were dissatisfied. so they were very satisfied with the incumbent, dyncorp. but for contract performanc

westminster and bel air, 55 and 59. 59 rock hall and on kent island. we're at 57.e'll max out at 52 degrees. there's not a lot shaking going on. it's not impressive and a deep area of low pressure. getting out of here, you have the wind shift, and the cool front. the temperature is rising tomorrow and we'll have a good amount of sunshine. today, it's kind of blah. today, 62-degrees is the high and 46. the clouds break early on. the normal, 56 and gentle spring breeze and 70-degrees is the high. and we'll ramp up for the weekend and we'll have the five- day forecast shortly. >> the orioles are struggling still and the road trip continues in boston. you can watch the game saturday night at 7:00 and sunday afternoon at 1:30. live here on wjz-13. >>> and wjz-13 eyewitness news at noon will be right back. guys remember, we're a solar system. mars is down...and... um, it's only 10am. who hasn't had their jimmy dean breakfast this morning? mmmm! now lets orbit i feel awesome. you're all awesome. jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches, fight the morning fade. >>> the coast guard

island and annapolis. bel air and columbia 43. 45 degrees in rock hall. every once in a while a passing fair weather cloud will passover the area. a huge dome of high pressure will lock itself in place and run our weather now through tuesday. today 74, sunny. just gorgeous. tonight clear skies, 46 your overnight low. and this time tomorrow morning 46, not 43. 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. we'll keep it at 80 on saturday. sunday easter sunday we made it up to 77 from 74. 74 monday, 72 tuesday. don take it away. >>> how is the hurry up going? here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> good morning, it is looking good. in fact one issue that could get in your way if you're headed out. that is in anne arundel county in the brooklyn area, route two, richie highway at hammond lane. otherwise looking good. speeds looking good in the 60s, everything looking god on the beltway, beltway at 295 and the beltway at 97. 83 at warren road, seeing more volume, but no delays. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. an important message for toyota owners there has

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a major magnitude 7.8 earthquake rock theed indonesian island of sumatra.d's power is out. so far, though, no reports of major injury, damage or tsunami. >>> crews in west virginia have begun drilling operations to create ventilation holes down to intact sections of that damaged coal mine. four miners are kill missing after yesterday's explosion that killed 25 people. >>> some congressional republicans are criticizing the obama administration's decision to limit american nuclear response. the top republican on the house armed services committee says it sends the wrong signal to rogue states. >>> the white house says a recent spike in violence in iraq should not affect plans to withdrawal combat forces this year. at least 49 people were killed today. the latest in a string of deadly attacks. >>> the shuttle "discovery" has a tricky docking procedure ahead. an antenna has not worked properly since yesterday's launch. back to "hardball." >>> i spoke with governor mansion of west virginia last night and told him the federal government stands ready to offer what

there's other services backing continental u.s., rock island that do some other services. >> the nut i want to get at is -- we met with the rcc folks in afghanistan. i think they're fantastic and doing great work. i'm amazed -- you can put together an organization that can do a billion dollars of contracting fairly quickly like that. what i'm getting at is for the larger contracts general caldwell goes states side loyalty. -- a lot. and he goes in new jersey, i think the rde recom. he finds convenient contracting commands to cut task orders for him. the question on this afghan national police effort -- it was a state contract. dod wanted to take it in house so they would have the mission, the money and the contract. is that it in a nutshell. >> yes. >> when we were there -- people asked are you dissatisfied with the current contract. you are tear it apart from an oversight or an contract administration standpoint as the i.g.s have. but for contract performance, the customer was generally satisfied. so my question is, how does general caldwell decide to take this contract and bring it

and 54 easton and 53 in hagerstown and elkton and westminster and 55 in bel air and rock hall. 57 degrees on kent island. relatively clear skies in the area and a few passing fair weather clouds and weather will start changing tonight and tomorrow afternoon, we'll have shower activity in the area and cooler air over the atlantic and we'll warm in as we move into midweek. tonight, down to 44 and some clouds and in other words, mid- 50s and 40s this time tomorrow. just the mid-50s tomorrow afternoon with the afternoon shower activity. 62 and 70. friday, showers and 73 and saturday, showers and 64 degrees. don, take it away. >>> here comes a few live looks at the commute. >> and thank you, don. the commute continues to be a good one. we're in great shape. if you're traveling on the 95 corridor, what little delay we had has cleared and everything's moving along and as for the beltway system, slight move to the inner change. that's continuing to move along and no problems to report. in baltimore city, one accident that came in, that's reisterstown at northern parkway. here's 95 and 216 and 83 at york road. t

and in rhode island they also use a rock down by the water. invisible ink, anything that is mildly acidic will work, whether it be milk, lemon juice, grapefruit juice. during world war ii they actually used urine. anything that will weaken the fibers of the paper. what happens is the fibers, once a week and when you bring it next to heat, the weaken the fibers will darken first. the only thing you have to remember is to take it away from the heat or the whole document goes brown. but anything that will weaken the fibers will work in doing it. i'm sure some of you, when you were younger, tried writing with milk or lemon juice, and you put it next to a light bulb or what have you and it does work. they also had come in the 18th century, three different methods, which are identified in the book, that tells you of compound chemical reactions where you would write with one chemical, and then have to apply a second chemical, which then would make the message of fear. applying heat to these, that chemical would have no affect and would not make it vi

on kent island, 66 degrees and rock hall. there's the cold front to the west.r the warm air hangs on today. and that means business. yesterday, 90 and today, 82. that's still 20 above normal and a cold front will be coming through and we'll see a few thunderstorms later on energy 83-degrees is the high this day and tonight, thunderstorms and a few showers overnight and an overnight low of 50. tomorrow, 64 degrees is the high and clearing skies and breezy for the o's and blue jays. and a beautiful run of sun and 71 and 68 and sunday. >>> and leaving soon, listen up to kristy breslin. >> well, the drive has not been a bad one, we're looking at a few delays on the beltway system. the northside slowing as you approach harford and traffic breaks free after that. delays from 795 to security boulevard and 95 minutes to get through and still slowing there and that's from whitemarsh to the north eastside and the harrisburg expressway, a bit of a struggle to swan road. and baltimore city, one accident at maryland avenue. and here's a live look at 95 south of 895 and we'r

and in rhode island they also used a rock down by the water. invisible ink, anything that is mildly acidic will work whether milk, lemon juice, a great virtues, if during world war two they actually used urine for anything that will weaken the fibers of the paper. the fibers will begin when they bring it next to pete they will darken first the only thing you have to remember is to take it away from the heat or the whole document goes brown anything that will weaken the fibers will work i am sure some of you tried writing with horror limit juice and it does work. also the 18th century three different methods which were identified in the book that tells you of compound chemical reactions where you would write with one chemical and then have to apply a second chemical which would then make the message to appear. applying heat to that chemical would have no effect and would not make it too visible. what you are what you get is the actual letter written in invisible ink they are rare because mainly when you apply the chemicals the documents become v

rock hall. mid-50s, columbia and annapolis and kent island. it's a real easy scenario for the next five days.f the consternation gets offshore. this slides away. by tomorrow, 69. proud dirks 39 tonight. tomorrow, still 63 and still, the drying breeze. look at thursday. almost 70 with sun, friday, sunny and 80. saturday, sunny and 82 and sunday, sunny and 80 degrees. the air is away and we'll get me time this weekend. >>> be careful on the morning's commute. >>> yeah, we've had accidents and the streets are wet. three of the accidents in the city. one on hillen road and one at hillen street. still blocking two right lanes on marketplace and utah. there's delays on 795 southbound. westside delays on the outer lupe and 49 miles per hour is your average. there's a live look at the delay at old fort road. this is brought to you by toyota. >>> all right, thank you. this morning's coffee with is with brook shields. let's welcome the 18th interview who's saying good morning baltimore. >> we appreciate that. >> well, i'm just common. >> no, that's not true. >> well, interestingly enough, we're in the

island press" launched in 2002. with a circulation of about 85,000, it was born as an offshoot of the family business a handful of alternative rock radio stations based on long island. >> 2.7 million people without an alternative weekly like "the l.a. weekly" or "village voice" and we wanted to create something in that tradition but with susrb been sensibilities. it seemed like a no brainer to get in there. >> reporter: as the radio business changed, the stations were sold and the paper became the company's focus. local news laced with opinion. while the economic downturn slowed the paper, which relies heavily on small business advertising to stay free, he says there were no mass layoffs and after several quart ofrz losses, the company was back in the black by the end of last year. the rise of the blogosphere with helping business on and offline. >> it is not about the newspaper or even the experience, it is about the quality of the journalism. if you stay true to that, we think that there's several different places that you can go with that. the web being one of them. >> reporter: when the region's only daily newspaper began cha

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rock revetments. >> i like to answer something about the question of theory or islands and getting the federal government ought to bear your islands. you forgot the federal government of the barrier islands tomorrow, much of the problem would disappear. we are maintaining shorelines with beach nourishment, for example, which import had just the development of high rises and they brag about it or used to brag about it until they realized that wasn't quite the right wing. but getting the federal government off the island would be a good first step. we tried that with the cobra system, where we does the needed certain barrier island segment as we would have no federal presence on the segments. well, as soon as the storm comes by as happened in what council beach, north carolina, everybody felt really sorry for them and also we had a very powerful senator in jesse holmes, so we just been in there and fixed everything, even though we were not supposed to be federal money. so these things are difficult. fundamentally, i think what howard is saying i really agree with. we can do something at least in my -- on t