Category Archives: Contracts

Timeline: how G4S’s bungled Olympics security contract unfolded

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

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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KBR Wins London Police Contract

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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Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future.

Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future. Publication Date Jan 2013 Media Count 226p Personal Author J. A. Mapp R. Ocampo Abstract The purpose of this research is to capture … Continue reading

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Phase Zero Contracting Operations (PZCO) — Strategic and Integrative Planning for Contingency and Expeditionary Operations

Phase Zero Contracting Operations (PZCO) — Strategic and Integrative Planning for Contingency and Expeditionary Operations Research rept. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY Yoder, E C ; Long, Jr , William E ; Nix, … Continue reading

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Baseworld Profiteering

Tomgram: David Vine, Baseworld Profiteering Posted by David Vine at 8:10am, May 14, 2013. Every now and then, news about U.S. military bases abroad actually gets a little attention.  The most recent example: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s announcement that the U.S. will … Continue reading

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Contracting Officer Workload and Contingency Contracting: Evidence from the Department of Defense

Contracting Officer Workload and Contingency Contracting: Evidence from the Department of Defense Conference paper CLEMSON UNIV SC Warren, Patrick ; Huff, Nancy Report Date : 30 Apr 2012 68pp. Abstract : In this paper, we investigate how changes in the … Continue reading

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Contracting Effects on Logistics Capabilities and Readiness

Contracting Effects on Logistics Capabilities and Readiness : Monograph ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES Ortiz, Dennis J 17 May 2012 58pp. Abstract : Contractors have approached a 1:1 ratio with military … Continue reading

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Contingency Contracting Operations: Past, Present, and Future

Contingency Contracting Operations: Past, Present, and Future by Colonel James A. Rupkalvis United States Army United States Army War College Class of 2012

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Lucrative run of contracts boosts G4S after Olympics fiasco

May 10, 2013 7:56 pm Lucrative run of contracts boosts G4S after Olympics fiasco By Gill Plimmer G4S on Friday won its second contract in a week in another sign that the security company had been rehabilitated following its embarrassing … Continue reading

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