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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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The future of US military contracting: current trends and future implications
The future of US military contracting: current trends and future implications Author(s): Molly Dunigan International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p510. Abstract With the drawdown of US troops from both Iraq and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army
More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army By Our Political Editor PM directs Minister of State for Defence to conduct full probe, CID detectives question retired senior military officers More details… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting
Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting Margaret Hodge 10 December 2014 A culture of revenue and profit-driven performance incentives has too often been misaligned with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Outsourcing, Managing, Supervising, and Regulating Private Military Companies in Contingency Operations
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Government spends $1.2 billion on offshore processing centres in one year
Government spends $1.2 billion on offshore processing centres in one year February 5, 2015 Sarah Whyte Immigration correspondent Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says it is shocking that Australian taxpayers are paying… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A Blackwater World Order
A Blackwater World Order The privatization of America’s wars swells the ranks of armies for hire across the globe. By Kelley Vlahos • February 6, 2015 Chuck Holton / Flickr After… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts
Business Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts The Guardian By Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent 2 February 2015 17:22 Judgment comes amid mounting concern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Obama said to scrap plans to privatize NSA-collected metadata
Obama said to scrap plans to privatize NSA-collected metadata By Nathaniel Mott On January 23, 2015 President Obama has reportedly scrapped plans to have a private company hold the phone metadata… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Prisoners to make kit for troops
Prisoners to make kit for troops Prisoners will make sandbags, fence posts and other kit for the Army as part of a drive to teach them the “value of a hard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Should security be private?
today’s paper >> op-ed >> published: 00:03 january 29, 2015 >> updated : 12:21 january 29, 2015 Should security be private? Faisal Mahmud Photo- Syed Latif Hossain In much of Dhaka,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading