Monthly Archives: July 2015

Special Operations Forces Support Activity Effectively Managed the Contractor Logistics Support Services Contrac

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Audit Report 07-29-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Special Operations Forces Support Activity Effectively Managed the Contractor Logistics Support Services Contract (Project No. D2015-D000RE-0068.000) DODIG-2015-149 Objective We performed this audit to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Drone Warfare Reaping the rewards: How private sector is cashing in on Pentagon’s ‘insatiable demand’ for drone war intelligence

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Drone Warfare Reaping the rewards: How private sector is cashing in on Pentagon’s ‘insatiable demand’ for drone war intelligence July 30, 2015 by Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black A US Air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Revealed: Private firms at heart of US drone warfare

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Revealed: Private firms at heart of US drone warfare Corporate staff are reviewing top-secret data and helping uniformed colleagues decide whether people under surveillance are enemies or civilians An X-47B drone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Quarterly Report to Congress: Setting Smart Conditions for Aid

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Quarterly Report to Congress: Setting Smart Conditions for Aid Today, SIGAR released its 28th (July 2015) Quarterly Report to Congress. The report notes: — Since 2002, Congress has appropriated nearly $109.66… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Acting like chameleons’: On the McDonaldization of private security

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Security Journal 26, 294-309 (July 2013) ‘Acting like chameleons’: On the McDonaldization of private security Ronald van Steden and Jaap de Waard Abstract Private security is a fragmented industry with tens… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Heaven or Hell: The Plight of Former Wartime Interpreters of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Living in the US

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Phase Zero Contracting Operations-Strategic and Integrative Planning for Contingency and Expeditionary Operations

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The New Wages of War – Devaluing Death and Injury: Conceptualizing Duty and Employment in Combat Zones,

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Neoliberalism and the rise of the private military industry

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HELPING MORE PATRIOTS FOR LESS MONEY: AMENDING THE DEFENSE BASE ACT TO INSURE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS IN WAR ZONES UNDER THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN

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HELPING MORE PATRIOTS FOR LESS MONEY: AMENDING THE DEFENSE BASE ACT TO INSURE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS IN WAR ZONES UNDER THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN Schmand, Joshua. Public Contract Law Journal42.4… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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