Daily Archives: March 19, 2015

A contract to transform

A contract to transform William Hooper On February 16, 2015 http://www.oareborough.com The UK government has been shocked by the weaknesses in its commissioning and contract management of services revealed by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Afghanistan: Bilateral Security Agreement and defense contractors and their employees

Afghanistan: Bilateral Security Agreement and defense contractors and their employees Mayer Brown LLP Elizabeth (Liz) E. Stern, Paul Virtue, Grace Shie and Paul Jastas Sarauskas Afghanistan March 16 2015 Author page… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Texas riot prison loses government contract

Texas riot prison loses government contract Dylan Baddour, Houston Chronicle | March 18, 2015 Photo By JOE HERMOSA/VALLEY MORNING STAR FILE Detainees at the Willacy County Immigration Detention Center in Raymondville… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Sean Penn is firing blanks in ‘The Gunman’

Sean Penn is firing blanks in ‘The Gunman’ By Kyle Smith March 18, 2015 Sean Penn as Jim Terrier in “The Gunman.” Photo: Keith Bernstein / Open Road Films MOVIE REVIEW The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp Extends Army Aviation Maintenance Support for $56M; James Myles Comments

DynCorp Extends Army Aviation Maintenance Support for $56M; James Myles Comments Anna Forrester March 17, 2015 James Myles DynCorp International will continue its aviation maintenance support for the U.S. Army under a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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ACADEMI Supports Afghan Avalanche Disaster Relief ACADEMI contributes $10,000 in support of rescue efforts in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley

ACADEMI Supports Afghan Avalanche Disaster Relief ACADEMI contributes $10,000 in support of rescue efforts in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley RESTON, Va., March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ACADEMI, an elite security services provider to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Blackwater’s Unsung Heroes

Blackwater’s Unsung Heroes By James Stewart and Sara Gray Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 11:21 AM In a recent discussion of newly released memos on torture in the War on Terror,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Hiring ex-Apartheid mercenaries by Nigeria is awkward for modern South Africa

Soldiers of misfortune Hiring ex-Apartheid mercenaries by Nigeria is awkward for modern South Africa These guns are not for hire((AP Photo/Bernat Armangue))   SHARE Written by Sibusiso Tshabalala Obsession Nigeria Now… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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