Daily Archives: May 29, 2015

ABRUPT END TO LIFELONG JOURNEY; A young man driven by adventure and family dies suddenly while working in Iraq.

EPILOGUE: TOMMY MCNEELEY LOCAL ABRUPT END TO LIFELONG JOURNEY; A young man driven by adventure and family dies suddenly while working in Iraq. Tampa Bay Times By ANDREW MEACHAM TIMES STAFF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Salvos sue over $9.5m bill for detention work

Salvos sue over $9.5m bill for detention work The Australian Financial Review By Marianna Papadakis 22 May 2015 The Salvation Army is suing the Commonwealth for almost $10 million in unpaid… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S Boycott Spreads from Europe to America

G4S Boycott Spreads from Europe to America FARS News Agency 23 May 2015 TEHRAN (FNA)- The University of Helsinki in Finland has canceled the security contract with private firm G4S over… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S sacks employee arrested over international human trafficking ring investigation

G4S sacks employee arrested over international human trafficking ring investigation Independent Online By Paul Gallagher 26 May 2015 11:38 The man is suspected of being part of a gang smuggling mainly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp International; DynCorp International Selected to Support $1.1 Billion TACOM Strategic Service Solutions Equipment Related Services Contract

DynCorp International; DynCorp International Selected to Support $1.1 Billion TACOM Strategic Service Solutions Equipment Related Services Contract Defense & Aerospace Week 3 June 2015 2015 JUN 3 (VerticalNews) — By a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Justin Pope was shot and killed in Iraq in 2009 — his family is still trying to figure out who pulled the trigger

Justin Pope was shot and killed in Iraq in 2009 — his family is still trying to figure out who pulled the trigger  Far from home By Ryan Felton @RyanFelton13 Courtesy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Supreme Court Closes the Books on Civil False Claims Act Cases and Takes Issue with the First to File Rule

The Supreme Court Closes the Books on Civil False Claims Act Cases and Takes Issue with the First to File Rule posted on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 In a unanimous decision,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Supreme Court decides landmark False Claims Act case resolving unsettled statute of limitations and first-to-file bar questions

US Supreme Court decides landmark False Claims Act case resolving unsettled statute of limitations and first-to-file bar questions Arent Fox LLP USA May 27 2015 The US Supreme Court on Tuesday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Whistleblowers dodge disaster in Supreme Court’s KBR decision

Alison Frankel Whistleblowers dodge disaster in Supreme Court’s KBR decision By Alison Frankel May 27, 2015 Tags: SCOTUS The military contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services won at the U.S. Supreme… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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America Is Locking Its Poor in Debtor’s Prisons to Fund Police

Locking people in jail for being poor is unconstitutional and indefensible. (photo: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images) America Is Locking Its Poor in Debtor’s Prisons to Fund Police By Corrina Regnier, Guardian UK… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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