Monthly Archives: January 2013

KBR Secret Indemnity Agreement Signed By Army Chief Tainted In Enron Scandal

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

KBR Secret Indemnity Agreement Signed By Army Chief Tainted In Enron Scandal ryan.reilly@huffingtonpost.com Posted: 01/24/2013 7:40 am EST  |  Updated: 01/24/2013 10:49 am EST WASHINGTON — The Army official who signed a secret… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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$475M Contract To Assist Special Forces With Stress

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Tampa Tribune January 25, 2013 Pg. B1 $475M Contract To Assist Special Forces With Stress By Howard Altman TAMPA — Booz Allen Hamilton, a major military contractor with offices in Tampa,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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New Contract for CACI International

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

New Contract for CACI International – Analyst Blog By Zacks.com,  January 25, 2013, 02:50:01 PM EDT CACI International Inc ( CACI ) recently secured a 5-year contract worth $40 million to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Afghan Airline Ferried Opium, U.S. Alleges

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Wall Street Journal January 25, 2013 Pg. 1 Afghan Airline Ferried Opium, U.S. Alleges By Maria Abi-Habib KABUL—The U.S. military has blacklisted Afghanistan’s largest private airline, alleging it is smuggling “bulk”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Sentenced in San Antonio to 30 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 24, 2013 Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Sentenced in San Antonio to 30 Months in Prison for Scheme to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Booz Allen gets $475M Special Forces contract

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Jan 24, 2013, 1:46pm MST Booz Allen gets $475M Special Forces contract Mike Sunnucks Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has won a $475 million contract from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Danger On The High (PM)C’s

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Danger On The High (PM)C’s by Jill Sargent Russell on 24 January 2013 A piece last week on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today Programme’* on a critical development in military affairs was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The ‘responsibility to respect’: time to look beyond the nation-state?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

The ‘responsibility to respect’: time to look beyond the nation-state? Elise Rietveld 24 January 2013 Subjects: When it comes to R2P are the institutions designed some 60 years ago still the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries A niche business has become a huge industry – but murky as ever: privatising conflict means bypassing democratic oversight Arjun Sethi guardian.co.uk, Wednesday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told To Lie About Long Hours

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told To Lie About Long Hours The saga of U.S. diplomatic security in Afghanistan continues. BY ADAM ZAGORIN, DAVID HILZENRATH | JANUARY 23, 2013 The company responsible… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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