Daily Archives: February 13, 2014

Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel

Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel GAO-14-257T: Published: Feb 13, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 13, 2014. View Report (PDF, 17… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Spy Agencies Provide Faulty Contractor Data, GAO Says

Spy Agencies Provide Faulty Contractor Data, GAO Says By Tony Capaccio Feb 13, 2014 10:30 AM ET Related Spy Contractor Report Civilian U.S. intelligence agencies have provided unreliable and incomplete reports… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Two Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan

Releases Two Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan February 10, 2014 By admin Two Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan On February 10, 2014, two DynCorp International personnel working on the Combined Security Transition Command… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Secret Military Contractors Will Soon Mine Your Tweets

Secret Military Contractors Will Soon Mine Your Tweets The Army wants a contractor to conduct detailed social media data mining to “identify violent extremist influences” around the world that could affect the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/INDUSTRY COMMENTS ON DRAFT PWS: Social Media Data-mining, Localized Research, Market Audience Analysis, and Narrowcast Engagement Requirement

R–REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/INDUSTRY COMMENTS ON DRAFT PWS: Social Media Data-mining, Localized Research, Market Audience Analysis, and Narrowcast Engagement Requirement Solicitation Number: W564KVSMDLRMAANE Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The US Military’s International Airlift Contracts

The US Military’s International Airlift Contracts Feb 12, 2014 18:45 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff Latest update [?] UPS 767 Big 2014 contracts to 2 teams; Evergreen dies in Chapter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Report says security background check company received $16 million in awards

Report says security background check company received $16 million in awards Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS – A view shows the United States Investigations Services (USIS) headquarters in Falls Church, Va.A Congressional report said… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Top Executive at Security-Check Firm Resigns

Top Executive at Security-Check Firm Resigns By Dion Nissenbaum Feb. 11, 2014 7:47 p.m. ET A top executive at the company that performed the most recent background check of Edward Snowden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Waste and Fraud in Afghanistan: A Greatest Hits Collection

Waste and Fraud in Afghanistan: A Greatest Hits Collection The government watchdog has 318 ongoing cases, according to its latest quarterly report. SIGAR has recently gotten push back over its reports… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contracting group pushes for Supreme Court review of contractor liability

Contracting group pushes for Supreme Court review of contractor liability Feb. 11, 2014 – 06:00AM By ANDY MEDICI The Professional Services Council is pushing the Supreme Court to review a U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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