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State Department stayed out of contractors’ dispute over consulate security, letters show
Letters obtained exclusively by Fox News appear to show the State Department refused to get involved when the company tasked with protecting the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, raised security concerns, the latest indication that warning signs may have been ignored in the lead-up to last month’s terror attack.
The letters pertain to a dispute between Blue Mountain Libya, the security license holder in Libya, and its operations partner Blue Mountain UK, which trained and provided the local guards.
A source with knowledge of two State Department meetings — one in June and a second in July — told Fox News that Blue Mountain Libya felt the security provided by the UK partner was “substandard and the situation was unworkable.”
But according to the source, when the Libyans tried to bring in a third party — an American contractor — to improve security, a State Department contract officer declined to get involved.
“The U.S. government is not required to mediate any disagreements between the two parties of the Blue Mountain Libya partnership,” contracting officer Jan Visintainer wrote on July 10 to Blue Mountain Libya, adding that to date “contract performance is satisfactory.”
Edith McCrotch
October 3rd, 2012
Incoming call for…Jan Visintainer
from…United Airlines…
Yes, this is to confirm your flight to Kandahar has been moved up to October 5yh at 7 o/clock A M, please allow 2 hours for boarding procedures and thank you for flying United.
Unruly Refugee
October 3rd, 2012
What the hell is the job description for the assholes at the State Department anyway? Don’t they have some kind of function or duty they are supposed to perform?
Edith McCrotch
October 4th, 2012
oops I forgot this falls under a Clinton…
NY Times Headline…
“Former state department officer found dead of apparent suicide in D.C. park by racist tea baggers.”
no-mo-obamy
October 4th, 2012
Sorry!
Not my job.
Check with shop steward for more info.