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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
R–Base Closure Assistance Teams (BCATs) – Afghanistan
R–Base Closure Assistance Teams (BCATs) – Afghanistan Solicitation Number: W52P1J-12-R-0106 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command Location: ACC – Rock Island (ACC-RI) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Getting Ready to Get Out
Getting Ready to Get Out By Bob Brewin 03/15/12 04:18 pm ET The Army has started to lay the groundwork for withdrawal from Afghanistan and said on Tuesday it plans to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. To Fix Russian Choppers As Afghan Aid Cut
Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) March 16, 2012 BGOV Barometer U.S. To Fix Russian Choppers As Afghan Aid Cut By Brendan McGarry, Bloomberg News The U.S. Defense Department’s plan to halve funding for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International, awarded contract for the Egyptian Personnel Support Services Program
Contracts for March 15, 2012 03/15/2012 05:00 PM CDT FOR RELEASE AT 5 p.m. ET No. 181-12 March 15, 2012 CONTRACTS AIR FORCE DynaCorp International, L.L.C., Falls Church, Va.,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Competition for Services and Recent Initiatives to Increase Competitive Procurements
Competition for Services and Recent Initiatives to Increase Competitive Procurements GAO-12-384, Mar 15, 2012 What GAO Found In fiscal year 2011, the competition rate for DOD’s non-R&D services was almost twice… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Justice Department alleges kickback scheme tied to Iraq munitions disposal contracts
Justice Department alleges kickback scheme tied to Iraq munitions disposal contracts Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 5:57 PM By Brian Lawson, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — A series of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Who Is Securing the Texas Border? How Private Contractors Mislead the Public, Then Get Rich Off Taxpayer Money
http://www.alternet.org/news/154514/who_is_securing_the_texas_border_how_private_contractors_mislead_the_public,_then_get_rich_off_taxpayer_money?page=entire Who Is Securing the Texas Border? How Private Contractors Mislead the Public, Then Get Rich Off Taxpayer Money Private contractors have taken over Texas border security operations, but are falsely… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Bill aims to overhaul wartime contracting
Bill aims to overhaul wartime contracting Friday – 3/2/2012, 3:03am ET By Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED Two senators say they want to infuse some accountability into overseas contingency contracting with a new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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TASC Reports $1.6 Billion in Intelligence Contract Awards in 2011
TASC Reports $1.6 Billion in Intelligence Contract Awards in 2011 CHANTILLY, Va., March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — TASC, Inc. won more than $1.6 billion in contracts with federal government… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghan Public Protection Force signs first contracts
Afghan Public Protection Force signs first contracts 2012/03/07 KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan Public Protection Force signed its first contracts for security service today with three companies, marking an important milestone in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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