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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions
Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions Oct. 2, 2011 – 01:48PM | By GUY BEN-ARI and JESSE ELLMAN Between 2000 and 2010, federal spending on service contracts grew in constant terms… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Rush to hire private companies for public policing ‘will be halted’
Rush to hire private companies for public policing ‘will be halted’ Private security companies will be banned from taking over front–line police duties under Labour, Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
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State Department stayed out of contractors’ dispute over consulate security, letters show
State Department stayed out of contractors’ dispute over consulate security, letters show By Catherine Herridge Published October 03, 2012 FoxNews.com Requests denied for more security prior to Libya… Did Washington ignore… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Sponsors 2012 ISOA Summit
DynCorp International Sponsors 2012 ISOA Summit September 27, 2012 at 2:55 pm For the second year in a row, DynCorp International will proudly sponsor the 2012 International Stability Operations Association (ISOA)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Deconstructing the PMSC Frame
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Deconstructing the PMSC Frame Huffington Post Posted: 10/02/2012 3:41 pm Sometimes, as the saying goes, it is not what you say,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Torture Inc.
Torture Inc. The Supreme Court term begins with a knotty human rights claim against big oil. By Emily Bazelon|Posted Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at 4:30 PM ET There’s a deep question… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lured By Promises Of Wealth, F.B.I. Agent Was Drawn Into Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say
New York Times October 2, 2012 Pg. 28 Lured By Promises Of Wealth, F.B.I. Agent Was Drawn Into Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say By Russ Buettner As he approached retirement this year,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SAIC Loses Protest Of $4.6 Billion Contract Awarded To Lockheed
Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) October 2, 2012 SAIC Loses Protest Of $4.6 Billion Contract Awarded To Lockheed By Nick Taborek SAIC Inc., the eighth-biggest federal contractor, has lost a protest it filed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts Federal
Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts [Federal Register Volume 77, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2012)] [Pages 60029-60033] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CACI Awarded Prime Contract on Multiple-Award Program with Potential Value of $247 Million to Support U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
By BusinessWirevia The Motley Fool Posted 8:36AM 10/01/12 CACI Awarded Prime Contract on Multiple-Award Program with Potential Value of $247 Million to Support U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading