Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
Isenberg Video
- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- 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
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy
Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 1, 2013 Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy Scott Fitzsimmonsa* pages 84-102 Abstract Pirate attacks against commercial vessels in the Western Indian Ocean… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Maritime, Outsourcing/Privatization, Piracy, Somalia
Tagged Academic, Maritime, Outsourcing/Privatization, Piracy
Leave a comment
Securing the city: emerging markets in the private provision of security services in Chicago
Securing the city: emerging markets in the private provision of security services in Chicago Author(s): Ryan Hollon , Nina Martin and Nik Theodore Source: Social Justice. 33.3 (Fall 2006): p85. Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Academic, Outsourcing/Privatization
Leave a comment
A Conversation With: Prabhat Jauhari, C.E.O. of Mumbai Private Security Firm
November 26, 2013, 1:13 am A Conversation With: Prabhat Jauhari, C.E.O. of Mumbai Private Security Firm By NEHA THIRANI BAGRI Courtesy of Topsgrup Prabhat Jauhari, chief executive officer of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S faces second Serious Fraud Office investigation
Last updated: December 19, 2013 10:07 pm G4S faces second Serious Fraud Office investigation By Gill Plimmer and Helen Warrell ©James Dodd/Statement Images G4S was referred to the Serious Fraud Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
Tagged Companies, Outsourcing/Privatization, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers
Published on The Nation (http://www.thenation.com) Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers Tim Shorrock | March 26, 2013 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) In the annals of national security, the Obama administration will long be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Intelligence, Outsourcing/Privatization
Leave a comment
Private security guards ill-equipped for federal workplace shooting situations
Private security guards ill-equipped for federal workplace shooting situations Wednesday – 12/18/2013, 11:28am ET Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED More Reports The government’s lead agency for providing security services at federal office buildings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Control, Outsourcing/Privatization, Training
Tagged Control, Outsourcing/Privatization, Training
Leave a comment
US could block MoD sell-off plans over security fears
US could block MoD sell-off plans over security fears Secrets of shared military technology could be jeopardised by privatisation of equipment repair and maintenance arm Toby Helm and Peter Beaumont The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
Tagged Outsourcing/Privatization, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
The U.S. Government Is Paying Through the Nose For Private Contractors
The U.S. Government Is Paying Through the Nose For Private Contractors By David Cay Johnston / December 12 2013 1:34 PM Companies paid by American taxpayers charge as much as $763,029… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army wants to outsource ISR video efforts
Army wants to outsource ISR video efforts Dec. 10, 2013 – 12:17PM | By MICHAEL PECK The Army is looking to outsource its ISR video efforts. In a request for information,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defence secretary abandons plan to privatise equipment procurement
Defence secretary abandons plan to privatise equipment procurement Philip Hammond had planned to replace MoD equipment agency despite opposition from industry and military figures Richard Norton-Taylor theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
Tagged Outsourcing/Privatization, United Kingdom
Leave a comment