Daily Archives: December 18, 2014

KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies

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KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies By Linda Chiem Law360, New York (October 10, 2014, 7:07 PM ET) — Defense contracting giant KBR Inc. has been accused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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48,000 Federal Employees Potentially Affected by Second Background Check Hack

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48,000 Federal Employees Potentially Affected by Second Background Check Hack By Nextgov Staff 3:22 PM ET This story will be updated.  The Office of Personnel Management is alerting more than 48,000… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South Sudan Hires Ex-Blackwater Chief to Restore War-Damaged Oil Facilities

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South Sudan Hires Ex-Blackwater Chief to Restore War-Damaged Oil Facilities By Ilya Gridneff Dec 18, 2014 8:19 AM ET Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Erik Prince ran Blackwater from 1997 to 2010, when… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Three G4S guards CLEARED of killing Angolan deportee by restraining him on a plane with banned ‘carpet karaoke’ technique that blocked his breathing for 36 minutes

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Three G4S guards CLEARED of killing Angolan deportee by restraining him on a plane with banned ‘carpet karaoke’ technique that blocked his breathing for 36 minutes  The guards were accused of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Our Man in Havana

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Our Man in Havana The Imprisonment of Alan Gross and the U.S. Effort to Bring Him Home By R. M. Schneiderman December 21, 2012 Alan Gross arrives at Joint Base Andrews,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The racist texts. What the Mubenga trial jury was not told

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The racist texts. What the Mubenga trial jury was not told Clare Sambrook 17 December 2014 Jimmy Mubenga died under restraint by three G4S guards. Extreme racist texts found on two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The mysterious lure of the French Foreign Legion keeps drawing Americans

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The mysterious lure of the French Foreign Legion keeps drawing Americans By Dan Lamothe December 16 Follow @danlamothe Video from November 2014 shows Legionnaires training on the island of Mayotte, a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Who is Alan Gross, the American just freed from Cuban prison?

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Who is Alan Gross, the American just freed from Cuban prison? Updated by Zack Beauchamp on December 17, 2014, 11:40 a.m. ET @zackbeauchamp zack@vox.com Supporters hold signs to call on bringing home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Conflict Inc.: Selling the Arts of War

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Conflict Inc.: Selling the Arts of War  Originally broadcast December 7, 1997. This was an episode in the America’s Defense Monitor series, produced by the Center for Defense Information, in Washington,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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