Monthly Archives: August 2013

Iraq IG: U.S. Taxpayers Likely to See Bill for Post-Assad Syria

Iraq IG: U.S. Taxpayers Likely to See Bill for Post-Assad Syria By Steven Nelson August 29, 2013 Members of the local Syrian community rally against the United States’ involvement in Syria,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former seal: Transition to private contracting made sense

Former seal: Transition to private contracting made sense Financial rewards, contact with friends among incentives By Mark Walkernoon Aug. 31, 2013 FILE – In this Tuesday, July. 5, 2005, file photo,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private security contractors’ military role under scrutiny

Private security contractors’ military role under scrutiny Budget concerns and convenience fuel expansion of shadowy army; movement grows for code of conduct By Mark Walker   noon  Aug. 31, 2013 Security contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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ManTech International – A Contrarian Play On Sequestration And Afghanistan Drawdown

ManTech International – A Contrarian Play On Sequestration And Afghanistan Drawdown Aug 29 2013, 11:15  |  about: MANT BOOKMARK / READ LATER Editor’s notes: A shift in MANT’s business mix has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Iraq IG: U.S. Taxpayers Likely to See Bill for Post-Assad Syria

Iraq IG: U.S. Taxpayers Likely to See Bill for Post-Assad Syria By Steven Nelson August 29, 2013 Members of the local Syrian community rally against the United States’ involvement in Syria,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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At last, an accepted international standard for maritime security

At last, an accepted international standard for maritime security By Gary Howard from  London Despite being on the front line for a sharp decline in successful hijackings in the Gulf of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pentagon opens criminal probe of Russian helicopter deals

Pentagon opens criminal probe of Russian helicopter deals By Brian Grow and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:32pm BST (Reuters) – The Pentagon has opened a criminal investigation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Firm That Vetted Snowden Defends Its Work

Wall Street Journal August 29, 2013 Pg. 4 Firm That Vetted Snowden Defends Its Work By Dion Nissenbaum WASHINGTON — The private company that conducted the last background check of former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (I)

Katherine Hawkins Researcher and lawyer CACI’s Forgotten Role in Abu Ghraib (I) Posted: 08/29/2013 7:23 pm This June, a federal court dismissed Iraqi torture victims’ suit against military contractor CACI for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contractors in U.S. Intelligence Community

  To get an idea of how many contractors work in the U.S. Intelligence community and what areas they  work on click here, and go to page  11 of 17.   You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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