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- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Daily Archives: April 1, 2015
Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic
Image ID: 127961564 available at Shutterstock.com Issue 9:1 By Iveta Hlouchová 03/09/2015 Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Prisons and the Emerging Immigrant Market: Implications for Security Governance
Private Prisons and the Emerging Immigrant Market: Implications for Security Governance Download article in PDF Issue 9:1 By Karina Moreno Saldivar and Byron E. Price 03/09/2015 ABSTRACT: The purpose of this work… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Security, Inc.: Privatising Internal Security in Post-Communist Poland
Security, Inc.: Privatising Internal Security in Post-Communist Poland Download article in PDF Issue 9:1 By Lukasz Worldiczek 03/09/2015 ABSTRACT:The question of how and when authority diminishes in states has been a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram
Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram March 31, 2015 Former South African soldier Leon Lotz, killed in Borno state on March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contingency Contracting: A Framework For Reform – 2015 Update
Audit Report 03-31-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Contingency Contracting: A Framework For Reform – 2015 Update (Project No. D2015-D000AU-0099.000) DODIG-2015-101 What We Did Our objective was to provide DoD field… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high
Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high Opium poppy cultivation is up in Afghanistan despite the infamous mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater being paid $569m by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Department of Merchant Shipping updates list of approved private ship security firms
Shipping & Transport – Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping updates list of approved private ship security firms April 01 2015 The Department of Merchant Shipping has published an updated list of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training Tim Shorrock on March 31, 2015 – 5:41 PM ET A firearms and tactics instructor at Blackwater Worldwide demonstrated a weapon in Moyock,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The 2015 amendments to the FAR rule on human trafficking
The 2015 amendments to the FAR rule on human trafficking By Brian Waagner and Cynthia Cordes on March 22nd, 2015 Posted in Compliance, Contract Administration, False Claims Act, New FAR Rules… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How the Pentagon Lost Track of $45 Billion
Matthew Gault on Mar 315 min How the Pentagon Lost Track of $45 Billion It’s almost impossible to audit what taxpayers have spent to rebuild Afghanistan by MATTHEW GAULT Since… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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