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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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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Procurement Sleight of Hand Gave Contractors Access to Naval Bases
Procurement Sleight of Hand Gave Contractors Access to Naval Bases A member of the Navy checks vehicles at a gate to the Washington Navy Yard. // Jacquelyn Martin/AP By Bob Brewin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Alleged Navy Yard Shooter Worked Under Major IT Contract
Alleged Navy Yard Shooter Worked Under Major IT Contract This handout photo provided by the FBI shows Aaron Alexis, who launched an attacked Monday morning inside a building at the Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private sector ‘will hold MoD to ransom’: PCS union warns MPs over proposal to outsource defence procurement
Private sector ‘will hold MoD to ransom’: PCS union warns MPs over proposal to outsource defence procurement Mark Leftly Sunday 22 September 2013 The British government will be “held to ransom”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Government Seeks to Replace Firm That Vetted Snowden, Navy Shooter
Wall Street Journal September 21, 2013 Pg. 5 Government Seeks to Replace Firm That Vetted Snowden, Navy Shooter By Dion Nissenbaum The federal government has launched a search for a new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putting Leash on World’s Private Armies No Easy Task
Published on Friday, September 20, 2013 by Inter Press Service Putting Leash on World’s Private Armies No Easy Task Watchdog body will oversee private military contractors, but critics point to lack… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Workers at USIS, which vetted Alexis and Snowden, felt pressure to do more, faster
Workers at USIS, which vetted Alexis and Snowden, felt pressure to do more, faster By Jia Lynn Yang, Published: September 20 When Ileana Privetera started working for the contractor USIS, the firm… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ambassador King’s Remarks at the Launch Ceremony for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC) Association
Ambassador King’s Remarks at the Launch Ceremony for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC) Association Thursday, September 19, 2013 CICG, Geneva, Switzerland Let me start by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Questions for Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy
Questions for Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy September 18, 2013 Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy When the State Department under secretary responsible for diplomatic security appeared before a House committee today,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Control, State Department
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‘The Tender Soldier’ Tells Story Of Anthropologist Killed In Afghanistan
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 ‘The Tender Soldier’ Tells Story Of Anthropologist Killed In Afghanistan play ‘The Tender Soldier’ Tells Story Of Anthropologist Killed In Afghanistan 16:21 This undated photo made available… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Casualties, Intelligence
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State Dept. Corrects Testimony POGO Exposed as Misleading
State Dept. Corrects Testimony POGO Exposed as Misleading September 20, 2013 Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy A week after the Project On Government Oversight exposed recent State Department testimony on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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