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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: Legal
Due Process by Proxy: United States v. Brehm and the Problem of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over Foreign Nationals
North Carolina Law Review May, 2013 91 N.C.L. Rev. 1463 RECENT DEVELOPMENT: Due Process by Proxy: United States v. Brehm and the Problem of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over Foreign Nationals** NAME: Edward… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors Stand Strong: Those “Adversely Affected or Aggrieved by Agency Action” Should Have Standing to Expose Government Procurement Regulation Violations to Mitigate Waste in Contingency Contracting
The Federal Circuit Bar Journal 2012 – 2013 22 Fed. Cir. B.J. 707 Contractors Stand Strong: Those “Adversely Affected or Aggrieved by Agency Action” Should Have Standing to Expose Government Procurement… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S guard fatally restrains 15 year old – gets promoted
G4S guard fatally restrains 15 year old – gets promoted Clare Sambrook 22 July 2013 What to do with a 100 kg guard who fatally restrains a 40 kg boy? Promote… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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How Bid Protests Are Slowing Down Procurements
Federal Times July 22, 2013 Pg. 1 How Bid Protests Are Slowing Down Procurements By Andy Medici and Jim McElhatton The Navy announced June 27 it was awarding Hewlett Packard a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR must face lawsuit over alleged kickbacks from military contracts: court
KBR must face lawsuit over alleged kickbacks from military contracts: court By Reuters Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:29 EDT By Jessica Dye (Reuters) – The government can pursue “enhanced” penalties from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Judge Won’t Dispatch Suit Over Roadside Bomb
Judge Won’t Dispatch Suit Over Roadside Bomb By PHILIP A. JANQUART (CN) – The Palestinian Authority must go to trial over the death of an American contractor working in the Middle… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater founder, associate in fight over memoirs
Blackwater founder, associate in fight over memoirs By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot © July 19, 2013 The founder of Blackwater has hit a bump in the road en route to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Counter-piracy Operations by PMSCs
Journal of International Criminal Justice 1 September 2012 J Int Criminal Justice (2012) 10 (4): 839 Counter-piracy Operations by PMSCs AUTHOR: Alice Priddy, Stuart Casey-Maslen, The authors are both researchers at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies Against Suspected Pirates
The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies Against Suspected Pirates International and Comparative Law Quarterly (UK) 1 July 2013 AUTHOR: Anna Petrig, Faculty of Law, University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE IN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY LIABILITY CASES DEFINING CLAIMS TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY
THE POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE IN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY LIABILITY CASES DEFINING CLAIMS TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law Spring, 2013 21 Cardozo J. Int’l & Comp. L.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading