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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Tag Archives: United Kingdom
Send for more troops: Three extra battalions stand by in Olympic security farce
Send for more troops: Three extra battalions stand by in Olympic security farce Under pressure: G4S boss Nick Buckles could be forced out over London 2012 recruitment scandal Reuters Blundering G4S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UK government downplays Olympic security snafu
UK government downplays Olympic security snafu By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:44 PM EDT, Sun July 15, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Sports Secretary Jeremy Hunt says it’s normal for some contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Boris Johnson: We all knew about Olympics security problems ages ago
Boris Johnson: We all knew about Olympics security problems ages ago Related Articles Police to be drafted in from Scotland to fill Olympics security gaps ‘How I went unchallenged through two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Coe says private security shortfall wouldn’t jeopardise Olympic safety
Coe says private security shortfall wouldn’t jeopardise Olympic safety Monday, July 16, 2012 LONDON, England (AFP) — The chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee Sebastian Coe said yesterday that a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Olympic security — and beyond
Olympic security — and beyond Olympics: security staff now have to be supported by the army Related Articles Delays as Olympic Games Lane opens Games readiness put to the test BBC… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Amid Reports Of Ineptitude, Concerns Over Security At London Olympics
New York Times July 15, 2012 Pg. 10 Amid Reports Of Ineptitude, Concerns Over Security At London Olympics By John F. Burns LONDON — Even government officials involved in the Olympics… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S’s Buckles is no bungler. Analysis of an interview
G4S’s Buckles is no bungler. Analysis of an interview Tony Curzon Price , 14 July 2012 Subjects: Nick Buckles, CEO of G4S, was not the speech-and-thought-challenged buffoon he appeared to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Policing privatisation: mortally injured but not yet deceased
Policing privatisation: mortally injured but not yet deceased Jo Jones , 14 July 2012 Subjects: Civil society Democracy and government G4S: securing whose world? West Midlands against Policing for Profit is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ministers ‘were warned about G4S’
11:46pm, Sat 14 Jul 2012 G4S ‘hitch completely normal’ Ministers ‘were warned about G4S’ Last updated Sun 15 Jul 2012 Home Office ministers were warned 10 months ago of problems with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Jeremy Hunt: Olympic security fiasco ‘completely normal’
Jeremy Hunt: Olympic security fiasco ‘completely normal’ By Steve Hayes Jul 15, 2012 London – British Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says it is “completely normal” for a contractor to fail to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
