Daily Archives: July 4, 2013

Chambliss: US Intel Panel in Early Stages of Crafting Contractor-Access Bill

Chambliss: US Intel Panel in Early Stages of Crafting Contractor-Access Bill Jul. 2, 2013 – 06:00AM By JOHN T. BENNETT   Related Links US Lawmakers Give Defense Contractors Reason to Sweat… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Booz Allen operation grew rapidly from $2m contract

Booz Allen operation grew rapidly from $2m contract By David Beard, Published: June 10, 2013 at 12:53 pmE-mail the writer A massive Booz Allen Hamilton intelligence operation for the U.S. government… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The private eye

The private eye Jun 18, 2013 Sreeram Chaulia Sensational revelations by the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, Edward Snowden, about the vast spying dragnet of America’s National Security Agency (NSA)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DOJ planned ‘state secrets’ privilege in Booz Allen case

DOJ planned ‘state secrets’ privilege in Booz Allen case Jun. 12, 2013 – 06:00AM   |   By JIM McELHATTON    Last year, one day after the Justice Department signaled plans to invoke… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contract Administration of the Subsistence Prime Vendor Contract for Afghanistan Improved, but Additional Actions are Needed

Audit Report 07-02-2013 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Contract Administration of the Subsistence Prime Vendor Contract for Afghanistan Improved, but Additional Actions are Needed (Project No. D2012-D000LD-0086.000) DODIG-2013-100 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading

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The Essence of the “Market Army”

The Essence of the “Market Army” Levy, Yagil. Public Administration Review70.3 (May/Jun 2010): 378-389,345. Abstract (summary) Western armies have undergone substantial organizational and cultural transformations since the end of the Cold… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Practitioner’s Perspective-Improving Sourcing Decisions

Practitioner’s Perspective-Improving Sourcing Decisions Breul, Jonathan D. Public Administration Review, suppl. Special Issue on the Future of Public Administration in 202070.S1 (Dec 2010): S193-S200. Headnote Federal departments and agencies increasingly rely… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Privatization of Violence: A Challenge to State-Building and the Monopoly on Force

The Privatization of Violence: A Challenge to State-Building and the Monopoly on Force Wulf, Herbert. The Brown Journal of World Affairs18.1 (Fall 2011): 137-149. Abstract (summary) In its ideal form, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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