Daily Archives: July 18, 2013

Transcript – SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL HOLDS A HEARING ON WARTIME CONTRACTING

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SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL HOLDS A HEARING ON WARTIME CONTRACTING July 16, 2013 Tuesday July 16, 2013 COMMITTEE HEARING WASHINGTON, D.C. SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL AND CONTRACTING OVERSIGHT You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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As the NSA Follows You, We Follow the Money

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As the NSA Follows You, We Follow the Money By Emily Masters July 16, 2013 Issue # 188 Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States has witnessed the rapid growth of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The REAL tagging scandal: G4S whistleblower paid £9 an hour to monitor convicts reveals how criminals are roaming free because of security firm blunders

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The REAL tagging scandal: G4S whistleblower paid £9 an hour to monitor convicts reveals how criminals are roaming free because of security firm blunders   Nigel Mills accused the Justice Secretary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S tagging scandal: another failure of privatisation

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G4S tagging scandal: another failure of privatisation Eric Segal The 1842 book by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, ‘Dead Souls’, tells the tale of a con man who sets out to trick… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S may keep electronic tagging contract despite scandal as rival firms lack resources

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G4S may keep electronic tagging contract despite scandal as rival firms lack resources 16 Jul 2013 00:00 The other major candidate for the contract – Serco, itself under investigation over the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Testimony of Richard Ginman

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7/17/2013 7:39:59 AM Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight Hearing “Implementation of Wartime Contracting Reforms.” Jul 17, 2013 (Menafn – Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Privatizing War (cont.)

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Privatizing War (cont.) By Mark Thompson @MarkThompson_DC  July 17, 2013 ISAFAn American soldier in Afghanistan. From Tuesday’s list of Pentagon contract announcements: You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Testimony by Aman Djahanbani Senior Procurement Executive and Director Office of Acquisition and Assistance U.S. Agency for International Development

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July 16, 2013 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight Hearing; “Implementation of Wartime Contracting Reforms.”; Testimony by Aman Djahanbani, Senior Procurement Executive and Director, Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Testimony by Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management U.S. Department of State

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July 16, 2013 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight Hearing; “Implementation of Wartime Contracting Reforms.”; Testimony by Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contractors Paid & Released From Contract Before Completion

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Contractors Paid & Released From Contract Before Completion   Today, SIGAR released an inspection on the Sheberghan teacher training facility that remains incomplete four years after its start.  Its history is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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