Category Archives: Homeland Security

IG: DHS Does Not Track Security Training of System Administrator Contractors

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

IG: DHS Does Not Track Security Training of System Administrator Contractors A cyber security analyst works in the “watch and warning center” in Idaho Falls, Idaho in 2011. // Mark J. Terrill/AP file photo By Aliya Sternstein 6:40 AM ET … Continue reading →

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As Wars End, a Rush to Grab Dollars Spent on the Border

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

As Wars End, a Rush to Grab Dollars Spent on the Border Joshua Lott for The New York Times A Border Patrol agent near towers with radar, cameras for day and night, and a laser pointer, part of a system … Continue reading →

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15 Companies That Profit From Border Security

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

15 Companies That Profit From Border Security Undocumented immigrants from El Salvador sit handcuffed after being detained by the U.S. Border Patrol near the U.S.-Mexico border on April 11 near Mission, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images) By TED HESSON (@tedhesson) April … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher ‘gave her approval’ to her son Mark’s failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Margaret Thatcher ‘gave her approval’ to her son Mark’s failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea Unpublished version of memoir by former SAS officer Simon Mann records Baroness Thatcher’s endorsement of plan to depose oil-rich country’s president Daniel Boffey The Observer, … Continue reading →

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CACI-Wexford Group Internationalawarded a $17,918,192 contract

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Contracts for March 19, 2013 03/19/2013 05:04 PM CDT JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION CACI-Wexford Group International, of Vienna, Va., (HQ0682-13-C-0004) is being awarded a $17,918,192 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Joint Expeditionary Team Counter-IED (C-IED) operational support services.  The contract … Continue reading →

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Private surveillance companies flock to Arizona’s annual Border Security Expo for their slice of multi-billion dollar industry

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Private surveillance companies flock to Arizona’s annual Border Security Expo for their slice of multi-billion dollar industry By Tom Dart, The Guardian Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:13 EDT From a distance, it looked like Wyatt Nease was using a handset … Continue reading →

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CACI Awarded Prime Position on $11 Billion Multiple-Award Contract to Provide Acquisition Support for Department of Homeland Security

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Feb. 19, 2013, 8:00 a.m. EST CACI Awarded Prime Position on $11 Billion Multiple-Award Contract to Provide Acquisition Support for Department of Homeland Security ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 19, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — CACI International Inc CACI -0.21% announced today that … Continue reading →

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Contractors Alleged to Abuse Alcohol, Drugs, Guns at Parties In Afghanistan

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Contractors Alleged to Abuse Alcohol, Drugs, Guns at Parties In Afghanistan by Puck Lo, CorpWatch Blog November 14th, 2012   Video still from cell phone video of Jorge Scientific. Photo courtesy ABC News. Jorge Scientific Corporation, a military contractor with nearly a … Continue reading →

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Contract competition increasing at DHS, think tank says

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

Contract competition increasing at DHS, think tank says By Kedar Pavgi November 13, 2012 Contract competition at the Homeland Security Department has increased significantly, according to a new report that still warns inadequate spending on research and development may hinder … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base, 2004-2011

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base, 2004-2011 By David J. Berteau, Guy Ben-Ari, Jesse Ellman, Priscilla Hermann, and Gregory Sanders Contributor: Luke Heselden and Tomoyo Nishimori Nov 13, 2012 This report examines trends in … Continue reading →

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