Monthly Archives: June 2014

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions (DFARS Case 2014-D008)

Proposed Rules Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions (DFARS Case 2014-D008) Federal Register 24 June 2014, (c) 2014 Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. SUMMARY: DoD… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ex-Marine killed by explosion in Iraq

Ex-Marine killed by explosion in Iraq Contractor died just days before he was set to come home Author: Kumasi Aaron, Reporter, weekend anchor, kaaron@wjxt.com Francine Frazier, Web news editor, ffrazier@wjxt.com Published… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR Subcontractor Asks Texas Court To Revive $8M Suit

KBR Subcontractor Asks Texas Court To Revive $8M Suit Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn By Jeremy Heallen Law360, Houston (June 25, 2014, 6:19 PM ET) — A KBR Inc. subcontractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Three Judge Panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Shields Evidence of KBR Contracting Fraud In Iraq War Under Attorney-Client Privilege

Three Judge Panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Shields Evidence of KBR Contracting Fraud In Iraq War Under Attorney-Client Privilege By Mary Jane Wilmoth on June 27, 2014 Posted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Government Supports Indefinite Tolling of Civil Fraud Cases Under Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act

Government Supports Indefinite Tolling of Civil Fraud Cases Under Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act Article By: Bruce A. Baird Katharine Goodloe Brett Reynolds Sarah L. Wilson Ethan Posner Covington & Burling… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Are Serco Group plc And G4S plc Doomed?

Are Serco Group plc And G4S plc Doomed? By Alessandro Pasetti – Friday, 27 June, 2014 | See also: GFSSRP “Labour will mount an assault on big outsourcing companies if it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus unrest: new evidence suggests G4S handed control to PNG squad

Manus unrest: new evidence suggests G4S handed control to PNG squad • New documents given to inquiry about night Reza Barati died raise questions about statements given by G4S executives •… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘Guns for Hire, Death on Demand’: The Permissibility of U.S. Outsourcing of Drone Attacks to Civilian Surrogates of the Armed Forces and Challenges to Traditional Just War Theory

‘Guns for Hire, Death on Demand’: The Permissibility of U.S. Outsourcing of Drone Attacks to Civilian Surrogates of the Armed Forces and Challenges to Traditional Just War Theory Kevin H. Govern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The South African Defence Review (2012) and Private Military/Security Companies (PMSCs): Heralding a Shift from Prohibition to Regulation?

The South African Defence Review (2012) and Private Military/Security Companies (PMSCs): Heralding a Shift from Prohibition to Regulation? Laurence Juma Rhodes University – Law James Tsabora Rhodes University December 10, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DoD IG Reviews Federal Program to Combat Human Trafficking

DoD IG Reviews Federal Program to Combat Human Trafficking June 24, 2014 Last week, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD IG) released a report on its multi-year review of DoD’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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