Category Archives: Control

Shady Contractors Benefit from Trump’s Mass Detention Policy

March 14, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Americas Tags: Border WallImmigrationContractorsHomeland SecurityCrime Shady Contractors Benefit from Trump’s Mass Detention Policy It is time for Congress to amend existing legislation that creates accountability of the government’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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House Judiciary Committee letter to Erik Prince

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Paladin, Manus, and private security: a treacherous history

Paladin, Manus, and private security: a treacherous history Manus Island (Photo: NASA) By Sarah Percy @svpercy 25 February 2019 06:00 AEDT The recent revelation that a contract worth $423 million dollars… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Webinar: Achieving ICoCA Certification – Why the Investment?

Webinar: Achieving ICoCA Certification – Why the Investment? Is ICoCA Certification achievable for private security companies and is it really worth the time, cost and effort? Join us for an interactive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Certifying Private Security Companies: Effectively Ensuring the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights?

Certifying Private Security Companies: Effectively Ensuring the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights? Sorcha MACLEOD and Rebecca DEWINTER-SCHMITT https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2018.25 Published online: 14 February 2019 Abstract The key purpose of this article… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contractor Business Systems DOD Needs Better Information to Monitor and Assess Review Process

Contractor Business Systems: DOD Needs Better Information to Monitor and Assess Review Process GAO-19-212: Published: Feb 7, 2019. Publicly Released: Feb 7, 2019. Additional Materials: Highlights Page:  (PDF, 1 page) Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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ICE Regularly Covers Up ‘Deficient Conditions’ by Giving Waivers to Its Detention Contractors

ICE Regularly Covers Up ‘Deficient Conditions’ by Giving Waivers to Its Detention Contractors By Eric Katz February 1, 2019 14 Comments Protesters in San Francisco march to City Hall to protest… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Homeland Security IG questions ICE’s oversight of detention facilities

Homeland Security IG questions ICE’s oversight of detention facilities A sheriff’s deputy talks to an immigration detainee in a high-security housing unit at a jail in Orange County, Calif., in 2017.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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What one company’s vanishing act tells us about the private security industry

30.01.19 Human Rights Shadow Wars What one company’s vanishing act tells us about the private security industry We tell the stories that matter. To help defend quality reporting and spark change,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A Security Company Cashed In on America’s Wars—And Then Disappeared

A Security Company Cashed In on America’s Wars—And Then Disappeared Sabre International Security employed guards for the Canadian embassy in Kabul. When a bombing left many of them dead or wounded,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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