Monthly Archives: June 2013

Afghan Claims For Pay Put Americans At Risk Alleged contractor debts yield threats of violence, inspector’s report says

Washington Post June 21, 2013 Pg. 9 Afghan Claims For Pay Put Americans At Risk Alleged contractor debts yield threats of violence, inspector’s report says By Tim Craig KABUL — U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A Marriage Of Convenience

A Marriage Of Convenience By Charles P. Pierce I have had a little fun at the expense of Edward Snowden, and his apparent belief that, in many ways, he is living… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Booz Allen Hamilton Hired Edward Snowden Despite Concerns About Resume Discrepancies

Booz Allen Hamilton Hired Edward Snowden Despite Concerns About Resume Discrepancies Reuters  |  Posted: 06/20/2013 8:42 pm EDT  |  Updated: 06/21/2013 9:28 am EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON June 20 (Reuters) – Hiring… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker

U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker By DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—Federal inspectors have been conducting a criminal investigation for more than a year of the company that performed a background check… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Edward Snowden and Booz: How Privatizing Leads to Crony Corruption

Edward Snowden and Booz: How Privatizing Leads to Crony Corruption Contractors recruit government employees, then lease them back to the government — where they do the same jobs at much higher… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lending an “Invisible Hand” to the Navy: Armed Guards as a Free Market Assistance to Defeating Piracy

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law Fall, 2012 45 Case W. Res. J. Int’l L. 545 Lending an “Invisible Hand” to the Navy: Armed Guards as a Free Market Assistance… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US linguists could face jail over contractor disagreement

US linguists could face jail over contractor disagreement By Steven Beardsley Published: June 14, 2013 Arabic linguists Maher Al Masri, left, and Ramzi Zinnekah wait inside a Kuwaiti jail cell in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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SIGAR Alert Letter warns of prime contractors not paying Afghan subs

June 20 Today SIGAR released an alert letter warning State, DoD and USAID of serious problems involving failure of prime contractors to pay subcontractors in Afghanistan. SIGAR’s letter (attached) reports that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Prying Private Eyes

New York Times June 20, 2013 Prying Private Eyes Whatever one thinks about Edward Snowden and his revelations about government snooping, the case has been a useful reminder of the extent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Privatization’s Progeny

Georgetown Law Journal April, 2013 101 Geo. L.J. 1023 Privatization’s Progeny JON D. MICHAELS * BIO: * Assistant Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law. (c) 2013, Jon D. Michaels. SUMMARY:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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