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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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Monthly Archives: February 2013
In Brennan’s Private Sector Stint, a Chinese Connection
In Brennan’s Private Sector Stint, a Chinese Connection Published: Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 6:56 PM ET By: Eamon Javers CNBC Washington Reporter John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee to be director… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Surveillance Camp III: On the Expanding Online Security Market in Latin America
Surveillance Camp III: On the Expanding Online Security Market in Latin America Written byKatitza Rodriguez Posted 6 February 2013 6:40 GMT Recently, we wrote about how companies throughout the world increasingly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Glen Doherty’s Number Retired at WHS Ceremony
Glen Doherty’s Number Retired at WHS Ceremony Winchester resident Glen Doherty, one of four Americans killed in a terror attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 12, 2012,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Evaluating the “Past Performance” of Federal Contractors: Legal Requirements and Issues
Evaluating the “Past Performance” of Federal Contractors: Legal Requirements and Issues Kate M. Manuel Legislative Attorney February 4, 2013 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 Summary Poor performance under a federal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghan corruption, opium, and the strange case of Kam Air
Afghan corruption, opium, and the strange case of Kam Air Kam Air, an airline owned by a politically-connected Afghan businessman, was blacklisted by the US military in Afghanistan for opium smuggling.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Liberia: Defense Minister Accuses Arcelormittal of Hiring Mercenaries
Heritage (Monrovia) Liberia: Defense Minister Accuses Arcelormittal of Hiring Mercenaries 5 February 2013 Related Topics Defense Minister Brownie J. Samukai has categorically accused the world’s largest steel producer, multinational steel manufacturing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
BP’s U.S. Defense Contracts Doubled Since Year Of Gulf Oil Spil
Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) February 6, 2013 BP’s U.S. Defense Contracts Doubled Since Year Of Gulf Oil Spill By Danielle Ivory BP Plc’s Pentagon contracts have more than doubled since the year… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC., Defendant.
285 F.R.D. 133, *; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129367, ** UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC., Defendant. 10-cv-530 (RCL) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
ROCKY BIXBY et al v. KBR – September 17, 2012
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132275, * ROCKY BIXBY, LAWRENCE ROBERTA, SCOTT ASHBY, CHARLES ELLIS, MATTHEW HADLEY, JESUS BRUNO, COLT CAMPREDON, STEPHEN FOSTER, BYRON GREER, KELLY HAFER, DENNIS JEWELL, STEPHEN MUELLER, VITO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
ROCKY BIXBY et al v. KBR – December 19 2012
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179494, * ROCKY BIXBY, LAWRENCE ROBERTA, SCOTT ASHBY, CHARLES ELLIS, MATTHEW HADLEY, JESUS BRUNO, COLT CAMPREDON, STEPHEN FOSTER, BYRON GREER, KELLY HAFER, DENNIS JEWELL, STEPHEN MUELLER, VITO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading