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- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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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Companies Bid on Britain’s Defence Support Group
Companies Bid on Britain’s Defence Support Group Feb. 10, 2014 – 12:07PM | By ANDREW CHUTER | Several companies are bidding on Britain’s state-owned Defence Support Group, which the government has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The federal outsourcing boom and why it’s failing Americans
The federal outsourcing boom and why it’s failing Americans By Steven Pearlstein, Published: January 31 E-mail the writer Two of the biggest news events of the past year have been the leaks… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Huh? Obama to Recommend Outsourcing NSA Data Control. Maybe to CGI Federal?
Huh? Obama to Recommend Outsourcing NSA Data Control. Maybe to CGI Federal? Via AP: President Barack Obama on Friday will call for ending the government’s control of phone data from millions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Perspective: The Military Housing Privatization Initiative is at Risk
Jan. 28, 2014 Perspective: The Military Housing Privatization Initiative is at Risk By Paula Cino, NMHC Last year, Congress failed to reach a federal deficit and spending agreement, triggering the massive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Corners Cut in Outsourced Background Checks: A Case for the Public Sector
Corners Cut in Outsourced Background Checks: A Case for the Public Sector Monday, 27 January 2014 09:28 By Nick Schwellenbach, Center for Effective Government | News Analysis Yesterday, the Justice Department… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing Haiti: How Disaster Relief Became a Disaster of its Own
Outsourcing Haiti: How Disaster Relief Became a Disaster of its Own By Jake Johnston Global Research, January 31, 2014 Boston Review 16 January 2014 Region: Latin America & Caribbean In-depth Report:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Justice Department says federal contractor routinely faked security clearance reviews
Justice Department says federal contractor routinely faked security clearance reviews A court filing alleges that a Virginia firm failed to vet files properly for hundreds of thousands of federal clearance-holders By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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MoD to hand over running of bases to private sector
January 28, 2014 6:23 pm MoD to hand over running of bases to private sector By Gill Plimmer and Carola Hoyos ©Getty The Ministry of Defence is expected to appoint a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq
Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq Jan 28, 2014 by Trevor Schenk | Trevor Schenk In the era of the Global War on terror there has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics
Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics Pete Fussey Article first published online: 12 DEC 2013 © 2013 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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