Category Archives: Companies

Auditor-General launches probe into Home Affairs offshore contracts

Auditor-General launches probe into Home Affairs offshore contracts By Richard Baker April 1, 2019 — 2.21pm The Commonwealth Auditor General will investigate the Department of Home Affairs’ management of up to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Auditor-General to investigate Paladin contract

Auditor-General to investigate Paladin contract Lisa Murray, Angus Grigg and Jonathan Shapiro Apr 1, 2019 — 1.32pm Peter Dutton’s Home Affairs Department will be investigated for the second time in three… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S stripped of contract to run HMP Birmingham as government takes violent jail back under public control

G4S stripped of contract to run HMP Birmingham as government takes violent jail back under public control Critics hit out at ministers’ ‘obsession to outsource and privatise public sector work’ Lizzie Dearden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Corporate Imperialism 3.0: from the Dutch East India Company to the American South Asia Company

Corporate Imperialism 3.0: from the Dutch East India Company to the American South Asia Company   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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NSO Group responds to spyware abuse allegations with spin

NSO Group responds to spyware abuse allegations with spin A woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing NSO Group on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments

A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments Sophisticated surveillance, once the domain of world powers, is increasingly available on the private market. Smaller countries are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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PNG shakedown: Home Affairs contractor asked for $8 million political donation

PNG shakedown: Home Affairs contractor asked for $8 million political donation By Richard Baker March 22, 2019 — 11.30pm An Australian Government contractor on Manus Island was asked by a senior… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Feds Eye New Contract for City’s Only Private Jail, Which Can House ICE Detainees

Feds Eye New Contract for City’s Only Private Jail, Which Can House ICE Detainees By Harry DiPrinzio | March 19, 2019 RecommendTweet EmailPrint More Harry DiPrinzio The Queens Detention Facility at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2018

DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2018 Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 7:00 am Associated Press | MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 19, 2019–Delta Tucker Holdings,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘It Never Really Left Me’: Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Finally Get Their Day in Court

The prison became notorious for ‘sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses.’ (photo: Getty) ‘It Never Really Left Me’: Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Finally Get Their Day in Court By Richard Hall,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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