Daily Archives: July 7, 2012

Military Contractor Cited For Treatment Of Goats

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot July 1, 2012 Military Contractor Cited For Treatment Of Goats By Joanne Kimberlin VIRGINIA BEACH–The video is tough to stomach: Live goats being used for Coast Guard trauma training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Northrop Grumman Snags A $782 Million Sole-Source Contract For Afghanistan Communications

NextGov.com June 29, 2012 Northrop Grumman Snags A $782 Million Sole-Source Contract For Afghanistan Communications By Bob Brewin The Air Force on Wednesday quietly disclosed it had awarded a $782 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Agency With Ties To Blackwater Running Training Facility In Otay Mesa After Another Name Change

Agency With Ties To Blackwater Running Training Facility In Otay Mesa After Another Name Change Dorian Hargrove, June 26, 2012 Last week, Gail Collins, an op-ed columnist for the New York… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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CIA “Rendition” Contractors Data Cache To Be Released

CIA “Rendition” Contractors Data Cache To Be Released by Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch Blog May 22nd, 2012 Khaled al-Masri, a German citizen, was kidnapped January 2004 in Macedonia, then tortured and interrogated by U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Afghan Phaseout Of Security Firms Draws Concerns

Wall Street Journal June 30, 2012 Pg. 9 Afghan Phaseout Of Security Firms Draws Concerns By Nathan Hodge KABUL—The Afghan government’s plan to phase out private security firms has “increased the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Another View: Private screeners would keep air travelers safe

Another View: Private screeners would keep air travelers safe By Hardy Acree Special to The Bee Published: Friday, Jun. 29, 2012 – 12:00 am | Page 16A Last Modified: Tuesday, Jul.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Barrington Hills man killed in Afghanistan

Article updated: 6/22/2012 1:42 PM Barrington Hills man killed in Afghanistan By Eric Peterson A Barrington Hills veteran of both the Chicago Police Department and Vietnam War is being remembered for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Book Shows Inner Workings of Blackwater

Book Shows Inner Workings of Blackwater Blackwater: From The Inside Out, is the work of Tim Beckman, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces team Sergeant who served with Blackwater at the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Conflicting Rules Require Defense Dept. to Hire and Fire Workers

Conflicting Rules Require Defense Dept. to Hire and Fire Workers 6/14/2012 Congress wants the Defense Department to hire more civilian workers to replace contractors. It also is directing the Pentagon to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Booz Allen, CACI win Navy metrics work worth $240M

Booz Allen, CACI win Navy metrics work worth $240M By David Hubler Jul 05, 2012 Booz Allen Hamilton and CACI-CMS will provide the Navy with change management, barrier identification and removal,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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