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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
Land-Based Anti-Piracy Fallout
Piracy REPORT: Exclusive Land-Based Anti-Piracy Fallout Pirates Become Politicians. Poachers Become Wardens By ROBERT YOUNG PELTON 07/10/2012 The most talked about, not talked about, story this week is who will replace… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Victims of Complacency: The Ongoing Trafficking and Abuse of Third Country Nationals by U.S. Government Contractors
Victims of Complacency: The Ongoing Trafficking and Abuse of Third Country Nationals by U.S. Government Contractors Read the Report: Victims of Complacency » June 28, 2012 A report released by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contract Award: Afghanistan Naween Security Organization (ANSO) Wins Federal Contract for “Private Security Contractor Afghanistan”
US Fed News July 9, 2012 Monday 10:28 AM EST Contract Award: Afghanistan Naween Security Organization (ANSO) Wins Federal Contract for “Private Security Contractor Afghanistan” WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, July 5 — U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Battling IEDs has to be about more than money
Battling IEDs has to be about more than money By Walter Pincus, Published: July 9 Six U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device hit their vehicle on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon Keeps Ties To Contractor That’s Under Review
USA Today July 5, 2012 Pg. 4 Pentagon Keeps Ties To Contractor That’s Under Review Military leaders request firm be kept By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today WASHINGTON – The Pentagon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contracts Suport SOCOM’s TACLAN IT Needs
Contracts Suport SOCOM’s TACLAN IT Needs Jul 08, 2012 13:18 EDT Special forces are even more reliant on excellent communications infrastructure; not to mention help desk support that can goes the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DISA awards major Army network maintenance contract to tainted company
DISA awards major Army network maintenance contract to tainted company Lisa S./Shutterstock.com By Bob Brewin July 2, 2012 This story has been updated. The Defense Information Systems Agency last week awarded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Maersk In U.S. Cargo Deal Worth Up To $2.1 Billion
Reuters.com July 2, 2012 Maersk In U.S. Cargo Deal Worth Up To $2.1 Billion By Jim Wolf, Reuters WASHINGTON — Maersk Line, a unit of Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, has won… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Industry Targets $150B Weapons Maintenance Market
Defense Industry Targets $150B Weapons Maintenance Market July 2012 By Sandra I. Erwin The defense industry’s new favorite acronym: O&S. Operations and support, or operations and sustainment, is military-speak for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
24-Year, GBP 1.5B contract to Maintain UK’s Hercules Fleet
24-Year, GBP 1.5B contract to Maintain UK’s Hercules Fleet May 29, 2012 18:33 EDT Latest updates: Major deal adds HIOS segment to 2015. UK C-130 C5 (click to view full) In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading