Daily Archives: October 3, 2017

DynCorp Awarded $64M Air Force War Reserve Materiel Support Extension

DynCorp Awarded $64M Air Force War Reserve Materiel Support Extension Posted By: Scott Nicholason: October 03, 2017In: Industry News, News Print Email The U.S. Air Force has awarded DynCorp International a one-year, $64.1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Boots Off the Ground: The Use of Contractors to Train Foreign Militaries by the U.S. Government

Defence-In-Depth Research from the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London Boots Off the Ground: The Use of Contractors to Train Foreign Militaries by the U.S. Government Miss Whitney Grespin As the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private security guards from G4S and Serco could ‘be handed power to make arrests’

you’re nicked Private security guards from G4S and Serco could ‘be handed power to make arrests’ Employees of security giants like G4S or Serco would be able to detain people for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Tories to give private firms like G4S and Serco POWERS TO ARREST people in shocking £290m privatisation deal

Tories to give private firms like G4S and Serco POWERS TO ARREST people in shocking £290m privatisation deal By William J Richardson– 30th September 2017 One of the trade offs in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S employee given two-year sentence for bomb threat

G4S employee given two-year sentence for bomb threat Daniel Garland jailed for blackmail after sending letter threatening to blow up G4S vans and demanding £1m Daniel Garland read out a letter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Some in Congress express concern over AAR Airlift Group contract

Some in Congress express concern over AAR Airlift Group contract Palmetto Business Daily Reports | Oct 2, 2017 The contract tasks AAR Airlift Group with ferrying VIPs into and around Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Mexico’s Drug War and Neoliberal Energy Reforms Could Be Good for Business, Especially Mercenary Companies

Mexico’s Drug War and Neoliberal Energy Reforms Could Be Good for Business, Especially Mercenary Companies Mexico October 2, 2017 Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera Mexico, Uncategorized 0 A military parade commemorates independence in Mexico,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Police Used Private Security Aircraft for Surveillance in Standing Rock No-Fly Zone

Police Used Private Security Aircraft for Surveillance in Standing Rock No-Fly Zone Alleen Brown, Will Parrish, Alice Speri September 29 2017, 10:41 a.m. TigerSwan Tactics You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Fluor Federal Solutions replaces DZSP 21 as Guam Naval base contractor

Fluor Federal Solutions replaces DZSP 21 as Guam Naval base contractor Steve Limtiaco, Pacific Daily News Published 8:22 p.m. ChT Sept. 22, 2017 | Updated 12:43 p.m. ChT Sept. 23, 2017… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Think carefully about the consequences of privatization

Think carefully about the consequences of privatization John Shellenberger Sep 20, 2017 Republicans are leading an effort to privatize many functions that government now performs. Some functions of the military (food… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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