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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: Contracts
Mutiny in Kabul
Mutiny in Kabul An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America’s most important embassy. BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013 Private guards responsible for protecting what may be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR Finds $6.3 Million Unnecessarily Paid for Maintenance on Vehicles That Had Been
Good Morning, Today SIGAR released an audit on the Afghan National Police vehicle maintenance contract. SIGAR found about $6.3 million was unnecessarily paid on vehicles that had been destroyed or that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Quality Controls for the Rotary Wing Transport Contracts Performed in Afghanistan Need Improvement
01/16/2013 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Quality Controls for the Rotary Wing Transport Contracts Performed in Afghanistan Need Improvement, January 15, 2013 (Project No. D2012-D000AS-0031.000) DODIG-2013-037 What We Did We determined… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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CACI Selected for Defense Contract
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/90435/caci-selected-for-defense-contract CACI Selected for Defense Contract by Zacks Equity Research January 15, 2013 CACI International Inc (CACI – Analyst Report) recently announced that it was selected as one of the seven… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SAIC, CACI Part of Defense Department Contract Worth Up to $899 Million
SAIC, CACI Part of Defense Department Contract Worth Up to $899 Million By Rich Smith, The Motley Fool Posted 2:22PM 01/14/13 Defense contractors SAIC and CACI today both announced their participation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army of One … Contractor
December 17, 2012 Army of One … Contractor January 11, 2013 Mark Thompson posted an interesting federal contracting-related tidbit Tuesday on TIME’s national security blog, Battleland. He looked at a list of recent Department of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contract For Afghan Base Shows That Dangers Remain
Washington Post January 3, 2013 Pg. 15 Fine Print Contract For Afghan Base Shows That Dangers Remain By Walter Pincus Here is a reminder that there is still fighting going on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Norfolk police owed £33,000 from G4S Olympic Games failure
Norfolk police owed £33,000 from G4S Olympic Games failure By Tom Bristow Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:30 AM An Olympic Games security scandal has left Norfolk Police almost £33,000 out of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S Close To Olympics Security Settlement
G4S Close To Olympics Security Settlement Talks with G4S about a financial settlement following the security firm’s Olympics fiasco have accelerated, Sky News understands. 3:51pm UK, Wednesday 19 December 2012 G4S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S Losing Prison Contracts Following Olympics Failure
G4S Losing Prison Contracts Following Olympics Failure G4S endured a shocking time at London 2012 Olympics falling well short of their contractual obligations resulting in them having to pay a large… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading