"The case comes as the Obama administration ramps up its effort in Afghanistan and as the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs prepares to
put out to bid a new $345 million civilian police training contract.
If the allegations are substantiated, said INL Assistant Secretary David T. Johnson, they
"represent a clear breakdown in the company's internal controls" with respect to employee conduct.
The case
"is a classic example" of the type of issue that the bipartisan commission was established by Congress to look into, commissioner Clark Ervin said.
"The notion that a contractor was allegedly engaged in drug abuse . . .
and that this was known to DynCorp and not summarily dealt with and promptly disclosed to the government is
very troubling," he said."
