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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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Three brothers went to war in Afghanistan. Only one returned
Three brothers went to war in Afghanistan. Only one returned. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been a ‘gut punch’ for Beau Wise, the only brother to serve and survive The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Government Contractor Best Practices in Light of Afghanistan Withdrawal (Part 2)
August 19, 2021 Government Contractor Best Practices in Light of Afghanistan Withdrawal (Part 2) [co-author: Craig Stetson, partner with Capital Edge Consulting ]* Our Part 1 post addressed contract administration related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What the Afghan Collapse Means for Government Contractors
What the Afghan Collapse Means for Government Contractors The Pentagon has spent $107.9 billion on contracted services since 2002. What’s next? By Diana Ransom, Features editor, Inc.@dianaransom A U.S. Chinook helicopter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense contractors spent big in Afghanistan before the U.S. left and the Taliban took control
Defense contractors spent big in Afghanistan before the U.S. left and the Taliban took control By Anna Massoglia and Julia Forrest August 20, 2021 8:46 am (Photo by SHAKIB RAHMANI /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Did Defense (mis)management of contractors contribute to the Afghan debacle?
Did Defense (mis)management of contractors contribute to the Afghan debacle? By Dov S. Zakheim, opinion contributor — 08/20/21 10:00 AM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog says contractor oversight was lacking in Afghanistan
Watchdog says contractor oversight was lacking in Afghanistan By Lauren C. Williams Aug 17, 2021 A Chinook helicopter at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in 2019. (Photo credit: Sgt. James Dansie /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Taliban Didn’t Win in Afghanistan, the Defense Contractors Did
Fri, Aug 20, 2021 Newsweek Opinion Taliban Didn’t Win in Afghanistan, the Defense Contractors Did | Opinion Saqib Qureshi , visiting fellow, London School of Economics On 8/20/21 at 7:00 AM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military contractors and the profits of war
Military contractors and the profits of war Nancy Marshall-Genzer Aug 16, 2021 Heard on: Soldiers and civilian contractors sort through supplies near Gardez, Afghanistan, in 2014. Scott Olson via Getty Images… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Departure of Private Contractors Was a Turning Point in Afghan Military’s Collapse
Report Departure of Private Contractors Was a Turning Point in Afghan Military’s Collapse For two decades, contractors provided key maintenance and military support. By Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Today, SIGAR released its 11th lessons learned report, What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction. The report examines the past two decades of the U.S. reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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