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Daily Archives: March 20, 2013
Pacific Command Contractor Charged With Spying By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press
Yahoo.com March 19, 2013 Pacific Command Contractor Charged With Spying By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press HONOLULU — A civilian defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project
U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 11:00 AM Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, State Department, Training
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Contractors reap $138bn from Iraq war
March 18, 2013 7:30 pm Contractors reap $138bn from Iraq war By Anna Fifield in Washington ©GettyForeign contractors providing a vast array of services, including security, profited handsomely after the 2003… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart
Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart The sensitive work of housing vulnerable asylum seekers appears to be defeating the world’s biggest security company. A leaked letter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists
Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists John Grayson 18 March 2013 Subjects: The scandal of child detention in the UK G4S: securing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CACI-Wexford Group Internationalawarded a $17,918,192 contract
Contracts for March 19, 2013 03/19/2013 05:04 PM CDT JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION CACI-Wexford Group International, of Vienna, Va., (HQ0682-13-C-0004) is being awarded a $17,918,192 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Joint… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Feds Spend Big on Outside Legal Work
Feds Spend Big on Outside Legal Work Andrew Ramonas The National Law Journal 03-13-2013 Contracts from the federal government are a financial staple for plenty of industries — and it turns… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Legal, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Halliburton, KBR Whistle-Blower’s Case Revived on Appeal
Halliburton, KBR Whistle-Blower’s Case Revived on Appeal By Tom Schoenberg – 2013-03-18T22:54:10Z Halliburton Co. and KBR Inc. (KBR) must face a whistle-blower lawsuit that was revived by a federal appeals court,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pilot launched for private maritime security company benchmark
Pilot launched for private maritime security company benchmark by Lloyd’s List — last modified Mar 14, 2013 11:52 AM The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is about to launch its certification… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Remember Blackwater?
Remember Blackwater? Outsourcing the Iraq War to private firms marked a new phase in America’s military industrial complex. The past decade has been full of profit, scandal and lawsuits. Originally aired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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