Category Archives: Companies

Outsourcer Nick Buckles retires at 52, a multimillionaire

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Outsourcer Nick Buckles retires at 52, a multimillionaire Clare Sambrook 21 May 2013 G4S: securing whose world? Care and justice Security company G4S and its executives have got rich dismantling public services. Yesterday a man called Nick Buckles retired, aged … Continue reading →

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Outsourced education for IED detection

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Outsourced education for IED detection   21 May 2013 Liam Stoker Despite a recorded rise in IED incidents, deaths of coalition forces continue to fall. While detect and diffuse technologies have come a long way, superior training using private sector … Continue reading →

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Ex-Blackwater worker turns self in

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Chris Drotleff has one last cigarette before turning himself into federal authorities on May 22, 2013. Photo by WAVY/Andy Fox. Chris Drotleff outside of the Norfolk Federal Courthouse in 2010 Ex-Blackwater worker turns self in Updated: Wednesday, 22 May 2013, … Continue reading →

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Timeline: how G4S’s bungled Olympics security contract unfolded

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Timeline: how G4S’s bungled Olympics security contract unfolded A timeline of the events leading up to the London 2012 Olympics security fiasco and eventual resignation of G4S chief Nick Buckles. Thousands of British Army troops had to be drafted in … Continue reading →

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Defense Contractor KBR Wants $500 Million from U.S. Military to End Iraq War

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Defense Contractor KBR Wants $500 Million from U.S. Military to End Iraq War   By Michael Allen, Thu, May 16, 2013 The company KBR, formerly known as “Halliburton,” which Dick Cheney was head of before he became Vice President, was … Continue reading →

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Oregon soldiers must share damage award in KBR suit with state, judge rules

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Oregon soldiers must share damage award in KBR suit with state, judge rules  By Mike Francis, The Oregonian on May 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM, updated May 13, 2013 at 6:59 PM Twelve Oregon National Guard soldiers and veterans who … Continue reading →

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KBR Wins London Police Contract

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

KBR Wins London Police Contract by Zacks Equity Research May 14, 2013 | Comments : 0 Recommended this article: (0) Recently, KBR Inc. ( KBR – Snapshot Report ) received a contract from the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and … Continue reading →

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Why Nick Buckles ran out of chances at G4S

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Why Nick Buckles ran out of chances at G4S A group-wide profits warning was more serious than the Olympics shambles in the eyes of investors Nick Buckles promised a 7% margin at G4S, but had to revise this to 6.5% … Continue reading →

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Nick Buckles quits as chief executive of G4S with £1.2m payoff

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Nick Buckles quits as chief executive of G4S with £1.2m payoff Chairman of home affairs committee Keith Vaz brands payoff ‘astonishing’ given his role in the Olympics security fiasco Angela Monaghan and Graeme Wearden The Guardian, Tuesday 21 May 2013 … Continue reading →

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More Alleged Abu Ghriab Torturers Slipping Through Fingers of Justice?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

More Alleged Abu Ghriab Torturers Slipping Through Fingers of Justice? Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, May 20, 2013 This may ultimately come as no surprise, but yet another party connected to the torture and abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib circa 2004 … Continue reading →

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