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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Posted: 07/30/2012 1:06 pm Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq A new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Snapshot: US Mission Iraq Staffing as of July 2012
Snapshot: US Mission Iraq Staffing as of July 2012 The following numbers and info from the July 30 SIGIR report: As of early July, according to DoS, 15,007 personnel were supporting the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What happens now with SA’s guns-for-hire in Somalia?
What happens now with SA’s guns-for-hire in Somalia? Daily Maverick – The United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has this year highlighted the problematic role played by private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Somalia, South Africa
Tagged Companies, Control, Somalia, South Africa
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Olympic security mess caused by cronyism, not capitalism
Marsden: Olympic security mess caused by cronyism, not capitalism Published: July 30, 2012 10:26 AM By Rachel Marsden Tribune Media Services It’s hip these days for everyone from world leaders to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Olympics: Security staff lose keys to Wembley Stadium
Olympics: Security staff lose keys to Wembley Stadium 12:50 PM Monday Jul 30, 2012 Olympic security staff have lost the keys to Wembley Stadium. A furious row erupted in Britain last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
NHS seeks explanation over CSC role in ‘torture flights’
NHS seeks explanation over CSC role in ‘torture flights’ Mark Ballard Monday 30 July 2012 12:15 The Department of Health is seeking an explanation from CSC over allegations the supplier was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, UK
Tagged Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, United Kingdom
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Book review – Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies’ Impact on Military Effectiveness
Book Review: Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies’ Impact on Military Effectiveness By Molly Dunigan Stanford University Press, 2011 256 pp., $24.95 ISBN: 978–080477–459–8 Reviewed by T.X. Hammes In his January… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors bemoan delays as rookie U.S. buyers learn the ropes
Contractors bemoan delays as rookie U.S. buyers learn the ropes By Nick Taborek, Published: July 29 Claudine Adams, the president of a small technology contractor in Maryland, walked into a routine meeting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CACI Awarded $261 Million in Previously Unannounced Intelligence Contracts
press release July 30, 2012, 8:17 a.m. EDT CACI Awarded $261 Million in Previously Unannounced Intelligence Contracts ARLINGTON, Va., Jul 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — CACI International Inc CACI +0.45% announced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private security guard at Olympics investigated over alleged abuse of soldier at games venue
Private security guard at Olympics investigated over alleged abuse of soldier at games venue By Associated Press, LONDON — A security guard at the Olympics is under investigation for allegedly insulting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading