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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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KBR ruling threatens privilege in mandatory disclosure investigations
KBR ruling threatens privilege in mandatory disclosure investigations Dickstein Shapiro LLP David M. Nadler, David Yang and Christian N. Curran USA May 8 2014 Author page » Author page » Author… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Morning Risk Report: How to Protect Internal Investigations After KBR
May 12, 2014, 7:10 AM ET The Morning Risk Report: How to Protect Internal Investigations After KBR By Rachel Louise Ensign Wall Street Journal Companies are wondering how they can protect… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case
Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case By MATT APUZZOMAY 11, 2014 An Iraqi traffic police officer in 2007 with a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in a shooting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Background investigation fraud case against USIS moved to DC court
Background investigation fraud case against USIS moved to DC court Wednesday – 5/7/2014, 3:28pm EDT By Jack Moore More Reports The false claims case against embattled background-check firm USIS is inching… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR and Halliburton Can Be Sued For Iraq Toxic Burn Pits, Court Rules
KBR and Halliburton Can Be Sued For Iraq Toxic Burn Pits, Court Rules by Fatima Hansia, CorpWatch Blog April 17th, 2014 A soldier pushes the bulldozer into the flames of the burn pit.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-Blackwater guard indicted on murder charge
Ex-Blackwater guard indicted on murder charge AP May 09, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have obtained a new indictment against a former Blackwater security guard accused of taking part… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Substantial Connection: The Intersection of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Constitutional Protections for Foreign National Contractors Serving with or Accompanying U.S. Armed Forces
Copyright (c) 2013 Dickinson School of Law Penn State Law Review Comment: Substantial Connection: The Intersection of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Constitutional Protections for Foreign National Contractors Serving with or Accompanying U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ensuring Contractor Accountability Overseas: A Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Would Be Preferable to Expansion of the False Claims Act
Rachel M. Kelly Ensuring Contractor Accountability Overseas: A Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Would Be Preferable to Expansion of the False Claims Act Abstract This Note considers the advisability of amending the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor KBR asks Supreme Court to rule on burn-pit lawsuits
Contractor KBR asks Supreme Court to rule on burn-pit lawsuits May. 7, 2014 – 09:47AM A smoke plume from a burn pit fills the air above housing at Balad Air Base,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Plea Seeks NIA Investigation into US Anti-piracy Ship Case
Plea Seeks NIA Investigation into US Anti-piracy Ship Case By Express News Service – MADURAI Published: 28th April 2014 07:45 AM Last Updated: 28th April 2014 07:45 AM A petition has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading