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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Companies
Fitch Downgrades CoreCivic’s IDR to ‘BB’; Revises Outlook to Negative
Fitch Downgrades CoreCivic’s IDR to ‘BB’; Revises Outlook to Negative 23 Jul 2019 02:11 PM ET Fitch Ratings – New York – 23 July 2019: Fitch Ratings has downgraded the ratings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ties Between ICE Contractor, Virginia Democrats Questioned
Ties Between ICE Contractor, Virginia Democrats Questioned A small but vocal group of activists are calling for Democrats to stop taking cash from the CEO of MVM Inc., which they say… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GardaWorld Recapitalized in $4bn Deal
GardaWorld Recapitalized in $4bn Deal Date 7/23/2019 9:02:26 PM (MENAFN – Iraq Business News) Alongside Founder, Chairman and CEO Stephan Crétier (pictured), funds advised by BC Partners, a leading international private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private inspectors paint a rosy picture of U.S. immigrant detention centers. Audits find otherwise
Private inspectors paint a rosy picture of U.S. immigrant detention centers. Audits find otherwise A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from his segregation cell back into the general population at Adelanto… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S makes £14.3m from scandal-hit immigration centre amid lack of Home Office scrutiny, report finds
G4S makes £14.3m from scandal-hit immigration centre amid lack of Home Office scrutiny, report finds MPs say it is ‘extremely troubling’ that private security firm was making up to 20 per cent gross profits on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Shady Connections of a Retired U.S. General Who Made It Rain in Iraq
GOLD RUSH The Shady Connections of a Retired U.S. General Who Made It Rain in Iraq The war hero became a shrewd businessman, but in Iraq it’s hard to do big… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills
Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills In a series of emails, prison execs pleaded with ICE to pick up their multimillion-dollar tab. At the same time, they… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Fifth Third to Halt Future Financing to Private-Prison Firms
July 15, 2019 1:29 PM Fifth Third to Halt Future Financing to Private-Prison Firms By Lananh Nguyen July 15, 2019 1:29 PM A Fifth Third Bancorp branch in Romeoville, Illinois. Photographer:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What to Know About Private Prisons Amid the U.S. Border Crisis
What to Know About Private Prisons Amid the U.S. Border Crisis SANTA BARBARA, CA – JUNE 12: The Santa Barbara County Detention and Correctional Facility, one of two jails where singer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Activists Question Ties Between Ex-ICE Contractor And Virginia Democrats
Activists Question Ties Between Ex-ICE Contractor And Virginia Democrats July 18, 2019 — Ben Paviour Gov. Ralph Northam (left) alongside Dario Marquez, Jr. (center) and Wendy Marquez (right) at a bill signing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading