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Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan
Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan By Guy Taylor The Washington Times Sunday, May 26, 2013 The State Department is pushing a new initiative to ensure contractors and others serving in the department’s diplomatic security corps … Continue reading
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Sensitive security vetting at U.S. Embassy in Iraq is turned over to troubled State Department
Sensitive security vetting at U.S. Embassy in Iraq is turned over to troubled State Department By Guy Taylor The Washington Times Sunday, June 16, 2013 Battered by scandals surrounding security failures in Benghazi and allegations of criminal activity by diplomats, … Continue reading
State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations
June 10, 2013 8:53 AM State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations Click on link to check out video Updated at 2:59 p.m. with comment from the State Department. (CBS News) CBS News has uncovered documents that show the … Continue reading
Iraq: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
State Department Iraq: The Gift that Keeps on Giving By Mark Thompson June 06, 2013 AFP / Getty Images The new $750 million U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad, under construction. Follow @TIME Seems that while pretty much all U.S. … Continue reading
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An alliance for embassy security
An alliance for embassy security By: Leigh Munsil May 29, 2013 05:31 AM EDT Increased embassy security after the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, appears likely in a rare aligning of Congress and the White … Continue reading
Hillary Turned Over Embassy Security to Hired Guns
Hillary Turned Over Embassy Security to Hired Guns June 3, 2013 By Michael Volpe As a US Senator, Hillary Clinton sponsored legislation to ban the US State Department from hiring private security contractors in Iraq, but as Secretary of State, … Continue reading
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Audit of Bureau of Diplomatic Security Worldwide protective Services Contract – Task Order 5 for Baghdad Movement Security
Audit of Bureau of Diplomatic Security Worldwide protective Services Contract – Task Order 5 for Baghdad Movement Security
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Private military contractor liability under the Worldwide Personal Protective Services II contract
Private military contractor liability under the Worldwide Personal Protective Services II contract Samuel P. Cheadle Public Contract Law Journal. 38.3 (Spring 2009): p689.
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Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan
Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan By Guy Taylor The Washington Times Sunday, May 26, 2013 The State Department is pushing a new initiative to ensure contractors and others serving in the department’s diplomatic security corps … Continue reading
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Alan Gross Settles Suit on ‘Risky’ Work in Cuba
Alan Gross Settles Suit on ‘Risky’ Work in Cuba Jewish State Department Contractor Still Jailed on ‘Spy’ Charge Gross Family
