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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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Tag Archives: Contracts
Contract Notice: DOD (Florida) Issues Solicitation for “Private Security Contractor Afghanistan”
US Fed News May 28, 2012 Monday 10:19 AM EST Contract Notice: DOD (Florida) Issues Solicitation for “Private Security Contractor Afghanistan” DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, June 9 — DOD, U.S. Special Operations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SA man’s death highlights clash with Somali trainees
SA man’s death highlights clash with Somali trainees May 27 2012 at 03:27pm By IVOR POWELL A confidential report on the death of a military contractor last month brings into stark… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Contracts, Piracy, Somalia, South Africa, Training
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Contracts, Piracy, Somalia, South Africa, Training
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OPS Contract for CACI International
OPS Contract for CACI International By: Zacks Equity Research May 24, 2012 Earlier this week, The Wexford Group International, a fully owned subsidiary company of CACI International Inc. (CACI – Analyst… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Investigators want explanation of alleged overbilling in Afghanistan
Investigators want explanation of alleged overbilling in Afghanistan By Karen DeYoung, Published: May 24 Congressional investigators have given the Defense Logistics Agency and the contractor that provides virtually all food supplies to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Logistics
Tagged Afghanistan, Casualties, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Logistics
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London 2012 security guards told to smile
London 2012 security guards told to smile By Avril Ormsby LONDON | Thu May 24, 2012 9:26am EDT (Reuters) – Private security guards manning venues at July and August’s London Olympics… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lawmakers criticize Pentagon, contractor for billion-dollar billing dispute over food services
Lawmakers criticize Pentagon, contractor for billion-dollar billing dispute over food services Panel examining flaws in food-for-troops contract RICHARD LARDNER | Associated Press The Pentagon and the company that supplies U.S. troops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Legal, Logistics
Tagged Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Legal, Logistics
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CACI Awarded Prime Position on $900 Million Multiple-Award Contract to Support Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
press release May 22, 2012, 8:59 a.m. EDT CACI Awarded Prime Position on $900 Million Multiple-Award Contract to Support Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Ongoing Work Expands Capabilities in Integrated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contracting Iraq: an analysis of SIGIR’s data
Contracting Iraq : an analysis of SIGIR’s data Title: Contracting Iraq: an analysis of SIGIR’s data Author: Metcalf, Andrew J. Description: Thesis (M.A.)–Georgetown University, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references.; Text (Electronic thesis)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: The Efficient Regulation of Private Security Contractors
Book Discussion “Outsourcing War and Peace”: The Efficient Regulation of Private Security Contractors by Kenneth Anderson [This is the third day in our discussion of Professor Dickinson’s book Outsourcing War and Peace:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ashton to spend €15mn on private security firms
Ashton to spend €15mn on private security firms 09.03.12 @ 16:58 1. BY ANDREW RETTMAN 2. Andrew email BRUSSELS – Catherine Ashton’s External Action Service (EEAS) is to spend €15 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading