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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
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Daily Archives: July 31, 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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