Category Archives: Control

Navy suspends business with defense contractor Inchcape Shipping Services

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Navy suspends business with defense contractor Inchcape Shipping Services   By Craig Whitlock, Published: November 27 E-mail the writer The Navy announced Wednesday that it has suspended business with a major defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Code red over limit on foreign firms

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Code red over limit on foreign firms 22 Nov 2013 00:00 Lisa Steyn Legislation to enforce local ownership quotas will cause disinvestment and job losses, insiders say. The battle to secure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Piracy Update: Armed Guards, West African Hijackings And Guardcon Revisited

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Piracy Update: Armed Guards, West African Hijackings And Guardcon Revisited Tuesday, 29 October 2013 02:00 Piracy (and more recently terrorism) remains a thorn in the side of modern shipping. With incidents… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Oversight Chairman Subpoenas OPM on Security Clearances

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Oversight Chairman Subpoenas OPM on Security Clearances By Charles S. Clark November 25, 2013 Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., expressed frustration with OPM’s response to his panel’s series of letters seeking documents… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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SHADOW REPORT LAUNCH: Montreux Five Years On: An analysis of state efforts to implement Montreux Document legal obligations and good practices

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SHADOW REPORT LAUNCH: Montreux Five Years On: An analysis of state efforts to implement Montreux Document legal obligations and good practices Presented by the Initiative for Human Rights in Business, Center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan

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How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan By D.B. Grady November 22, 2013 7:01 AM The Week View gallery U.S. war planes destroyed this village in 2010… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contractor could face sanctions from US Navy for violations

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Contractor could face sanctions from US Navy for violations By Robert Gonzaga Inquirer Central Luzon 10:25 pm | Saturday, November 17th, 2012 Olongapo Mayor James Gordon Jr. is given a tour… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US to have legal jurisdiction over personnel

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US to have legal jurisdiction over personnel By Javed Hamim Kakar Nov 21, 2013 – 16:48 KABUL (PAN): Under Article 13 of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) text, the US will… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S & Serco fraud: Oops, we couldn’t tell the difference between right and wrong

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G4S & Serco fraud: Oops, we couldn’t tell the difference between right and wrong Ellie Butt 21 November 2013 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Care and justice British outsourcers cheated taxpayers out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘We got it wrong’ admit tagging firms G4S and Serco

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‘We got it wrong’ admit tagging firms G4S and Serco Apology takes the heat out of surprisingly tame Public Accounts Committee hearing The full scale of the scandal emerged for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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