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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
ArmorGroup Proposal for Security Services-Iraq, Techical Proposal, Vol. 1 (Pricing), November 14, 2003
ArmorGroup Proposal for Security Services-Iraq, Techical Proposal, Vol. 1 (Pricing), November 14, 2003 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
ArmorGroup Proposal for Security Services-Iraq, Techical Proposal, Vol. 2, November 14, 2003
ArmorGroup Proposal for Security Services-Iraq, Techical Proposal, Vol. 2, November 14, 2003 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan April 1, 2015Part of something is better than all of nothing. Keep this proverb in mind while reading the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) top-level… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contingency Contracting: A Framework For Reform – 2015 Update
Audit Report 03-31-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Contingency Contracting: A Framework For Reform – 2015 Update (Project No. D2015-D000AU-0099.000) DODIG-2015-101 What We Did Our objective was to provide DoD field… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training Tim Shorrock on March 31, 2015 – 5:41 PM ET A firearms and tactics instructor at Blackwater Worldwide demonstrated a weapon in Moyock,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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$21 Billion in DOD Contracts for Afghanistan Reconstruction
$21 Billion in DOD Contracts for Afghanistan Reconstruction Today, SIGAR released a report looking at DOD’s contracts for Afghanistan reconstruction funding. The report notes: –DOD contracts for Afghanistan reconstruction comprised $21… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Acquisition Processes and Contract Management
Audit Report 02-26-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management The Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Controls Over the Contract Management Process for U.S. Direct Assistance Need Improvement (Redacted) (Project No. D2014-D000JB-0213.000)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
B-410431.9,B-410431.10, Mission Essential Personnel, LLC
B-410431.9,B-410431.10, Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, March 18, 2015 Mission Essential Personnel, LLC (MEP), of Columbus, Ohio, protests the failure of the Department of the Army, Intelligence and Security Command to award… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Man pleads guilty to bribing federal contractors
Updated: 7:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | Posted: 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Man pleads guilty to bribing federal contractors Metin Atilan By Malik Perkins Staff Writer A former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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In Carter We Trust?
In Carter We Trust? March 24, 2015The Project On Government Oversight has long voiced concerns about the cost of service contracts and the potential waste of billions of dollars. Service contract spending accounts… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading