Monthly Archives: February 2014

CACI Gets $497M Contract, Shares Up – Analyst Blog

CACI Gets $497M Contract, Shares Up – Analyst Blog By Zacks.com,  February 26, 2014, 05:02:01 PM EDT CACI International Inc . ( CACI ) recently announced its selection as one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Companies, Contracts | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Immigration expert wants CBSA to scrap private guard contracts

Immigration expert wants CBSA to scrap private guard contracts By David P. Ball, Vancouver Wednesday, February 26, 2014 5:24:43 PST PM A woman lights a candle during a vigil to honour… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, Contracts | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Decision to pass Private Security Bill is ill-informed

Decision to pass Private Security Bill is ill-informed Wednesday 26 February 2014 06:30 SAPA The Freedom Front Plus opposed the bill on the basis that it would lead to security companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Control, South Africa | Tagged , | Leave a comment

ESS&SA Pioneering Maritime Security Industry

February 26, 2014 ESS&SA Pioneering Maritime Security Industry By MarEx ESS&SA has become the first Private Maritime Security Company (PMSC) within the Netherlands, to achieve certification to  the ISO/PAS 28007 standard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Companies, Control, Maritime | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Manus Island violence: Fatal violence occurred after G4S guards went in, PNG report finds

Manus Island violence: Fatal violence occurred after G4S guards went in, PNG report finds Date February 26, 2014 – 9:55PM David Wroe and Sarah Whyte Illustration: Cathy Wilcox The violent clashes… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Casualties, Companies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Mystifying Deaths for 2 Anti-Piracy Guards

Mystifying Deaths for 2 Anti-Piracy Guards By NICHOLAS KULISH, IAN URBINA and MARK MAZZETTI FEB. 25, 2014 The Maersk Alabama in 2009, the year pirates hijacked it in an episode that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Casualties, Maritime | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Independent Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to His Role in Offering $54,000 in Bribes to a U.S. Government Official

Independent Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to His Role in Offering $54,000 in Bribes to a U.S. Government Official U.S. Attorney’s Office February 14, 2014 Eastern District of New York (718)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Turkana oil find attracts US private security baron

Turkana oil find attracts US private security baron Erik Prince, former US Navy Seal, founder/CEO of private security company Blackwater. Photo/Wikipedia In Summary Erik Prince has bought a 49 per cent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Africa, Companies | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Russian police muscle into private security business

Russian police muscle into private security business February 17, 2014 by Mark Galeotti in Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on Police Day in Moscow. (MIKHAIL METZEL/AFP/Getty Images) The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Russia | Tagged | Leave a comment

Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen

Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen Mike McConnell Says Booz Allen Hired Snowden Because Government Had Vetted Him By Rachael King Feb. 4, 2014 10:05 p.m. ET Former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

Posted in Companies, Intelligence | Tagged , | Leave a comment