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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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Al Gore Reinventions Helped Create USIS’s Outsourced Clearances
Bloomberg News USIS was privatized as part of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s effort to “reinvent” government by reducing the size of the civil service, according to a 2011 report… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Not-So-Simple Saga of Edward and Barack…
Artvoice Weekly Edition » Issue v12n28 (07/11/2013) The Not-So-Simple Saga of Edward and Barack… by Michael I. Niman Not to mention Ron Paul, the Saudis, the New York Times, and your… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Edward Snowden and the disaster of privatization
Edward Snowden and the disaster of privatization Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:50pm EDT (Donald Cohen is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Donald Cohen (Reuters) – In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MoD reform not handing decisions to private sector
MoD reform not handing decisions to private sector 17 July 2013 By Edd Gent New MOD procurement rules would not hand too much power to the private sector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The NSA Scandal Hands Unions An Opportunity To Challenge The Contracting System
http://www.mintpressnews.com/nsa-scandal-offers-labor-unions-opportunity-to-challenge-contracting-system/163941/ The NSA Scandal Hands Unions An Opportunity To Challenge The Contracting System By Frederick Reese | June 20, 2013 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons) For the unions that represent federal employees, Edward Snowden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S outsourcing report “odd” to leave biggest question unanswered
G4S outsourcing report “odd” to leave biggest question unanswered There’s no government algorithm to work out if private companies provide a better government service than the public sector David… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Double your money! UK private security as terrorism vector
Double your money! UK private security as terrorism vector Beginning his working life in the aviation industry and trained by the BBC, Tony Gosling is a British land rights activist,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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As the NSA Follows You, We Follow the Money
As the NSA Follows You, We Follow the Money By Emily Masters July 16, 2013 Issue # 188 Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States has witnessed the rapid growth of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The REAL tagging scandal: G4S whistleblower paid £9 an hour to monitor convicts reveals how criminals are roaming free because of security firm blunders
The REAL tagging scandal: G4S whistleblower paid £9 an hour to monitor convicts reveals how criminals are roaming free because of security firm blunders Nigel Mills accused the Justice Secretary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S tagging scandal: another failure of privatisation
G4S tagging scandal: another failure of privatisation Eric Segal The 1842 book by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, ‘Dead Souls’, tells the tale of a con man who sets out to trick… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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