Daily Archives: September 6, 2016

Judge Asked To Deny KBR’s Discovery Bid In Burn Pit MDL

Judge Asked To Deny KBR’s Discovery Bid In Burn Pit MDL By Natalie Olivo Law360, New York (August 24, 2016, 9:32 PM ET) — Military personnel asked a Maryland federal judge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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KBR Whistleblower Tells DC Circ. Escobar Saves FCA Suit

KBR Whistleblower Tells DC Circ. Escobar Saves FCA Suit By Jimmy Hoover Law360, Washington (August 22, 2016, 4:12 PM ET) — A whistleblower hoping to revive a False Claims Act suit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp International Awarded Department of Homeland Security Contract

DynCorp International Awarded Department of Homeland Security Contract August 12, 2016 By dynintl_editor MCLEAN, Va. – (August 12, 2016) – DynCorp International (DI) has been awarded a contract to provide Elicitation and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Security Companies during the Iraq War

Private Security Companies during the Iraq War Author Scott Fitzsimmons ISBN No Hardback: 9781138844261 Review date 06/09/2016 No of pages 238 Publisher Routledge Publisher URL https://www.routledge.com/Private-Security-Companies-during-the-Iraq-War-Military-Performance-and/Fitzsimmons/p/book/9781138844261 Year of publication 09/08/2016 You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading

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RBC Publishes Report Sourced in FSB and Military on Wagner Private Military Contractor with 2,500 Fighters in Syria

RBC Publishes Report Sourced in FSB and Military on Wagner Private Military Contractor with 2,500 Fighters in Syria August 26, 2016 Sergei Chupov (center), in Chechnya in 1997. He served in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Three American Contractors Kidnapped in Iraq Tell Their Story

Three American Contractors Kidnapped in Iraq Tell Their Story by domani spero Posted: 1:54 am ET he men were released to Iraqi middlemen who took them to the Green Zone, the government complex… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Air Force, Running Low on Drone Pilots, Turns to Contractors in Terror Fight

Air Force, Running Low on Drone Pilots, Turns to Contractors in Terror Fight By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT  SEPT. 5, 2016 Photo An Air Force pilot, left, prepared to launch a Predator… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Military Contractors Fighting US Wars

Andrei AKULOV | 19.08.2016 | WORLD Private Military Contractors Fighting US Wars The US is expanding military operations overseas without actually increasing the number of regular troops deployed there. The military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital Is Expensive, Late And Poorly Built, Report Finds

U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital Is Expensive, Late And Poorly Built, Report Finds September 2, 20164:03 PM ET Rebecca Hersher The Gardez Hospital in Afghanistan’s Paktia province as seen in 2012. The U.S.-funded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Wilson Security to stop servicing Nauru, Manus Island detention centres

Wilson Security to stop servicing Nauru, Manus Island detention centres By political reporter Stephanie Anderson Updated Thu at 9:14pm Map: Pacific Wilson Security has announced it will stop servicing Australia’s offshore… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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