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Hammond: G4S Row Shows Private Sector Limits

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Hammond: G4S Row Shows Private Sector Limits The Defence Secretary admits problems with security provision for the Olympics revealed the limits of private contractors. 10:30am UK, Tuesday 14 August 2012 Video:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S fills Olympic security quota

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G4S fills Olympic security quota Updated: August 8, 2012, 8:20 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Sometimes, it’s better late than never. With the London Olympics nearly over — and after a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S faces fresh embarrassment after one of its guards is charged with alleged Olympic bomb threat

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G4S faces fresh embarrassment after one of its guards is charged with alleged Olympic bomb threat By Rebecca Camber PUBLISHED: 19:17 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 20:01 EST, 3 August… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S’s Olympic Failure Could Help Rivals Succeed

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July 24, 2012, 3:48 p.m. ET G4S’s Olympic Failure Could Help Rivals Succeed By PETER EVANS The fallout from the failure by G4S GFS.LN +1.28% PLC to provide enough security guards to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S and the echoes of the East India Company

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1 August 2012 Last updated at 21:27 ET Viewpoint: G4S and the echoes of the East India Company The recent discussions around the G4S Olympic security scandal highlighted two jaw-dropping facts,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Olympic Security

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The Report Olympic Security Listen :Listen now (28 minutes) Availability: Available to listen. Last broadcast on Thursday, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4. Synopsis The London Olympics were 7 years in preparation.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Largest Company You’ve Never Heard Of: G4S And The London Olympics

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The Largest Company You’ve Never Heard Of: G4S And The London Olympics By IBTimes Staff Reporter: Subscribe to IBTimes’s RSS feed August 6, 2012 2:09 PM EDT Those who have followed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S ‘using untrained staff to screen Olympic visitors’

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G4S ‘using untrained staff to screen Olympic visitors’ Insider says untrained workers have been running x-ray machines to relieve specialists doing 12-hour shifts Nick Hopkins guardian.co.uk, Monday 6 August 2012 12.57… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Experiment in Olympic security outsourcing fails

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Experiment in Olympic security outsourcing fails Anastasia Pershkina Aug 5, 2012 17:21 Moscow Time Experts continue to discuss problems elucidated by the unsuccessful London experiment in Olympic security outsourcing. Ms Yelena… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing of Abbeywood may endanger troops

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Outsourcing of Abbeywood may endanger troops 30-July-2012 by Western Daily Press Plans to hand control of the MOD base at Abbeywood to a private company have been criticised by leading defence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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