Author Archives: David Isenberg

Constellis Group Overview

Constellis Group Overview Update this profile Year Founded 2010 Status Private Employees 12,700 Latest Deal Type 2ndary – Private Financing Rounds 16 Investments 8 Constellis Group General Information You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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A Q+A with Vectus’ Erik Prince

A Q+A with Vectus’ Erik Prince Laura Taglianetti September 28, 2026 Prince at CPAC in 2025. Image: Wikimedia Commons. Listen to this article 9 min Listen to this article 9 min… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Gor met Doval on March 18, five days after arrest of US mercenary VanDyke, six Ukrainians

Gor met Doval on March 18, five days after arrest of US mercenary VanDyke, six Ukrainians The Indian government’s stand on VanDyke and the Ukrainians indicates that efforts were being made,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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ICE buys $1.3 million in robot dogs from Connecticut company

ICE buys $1.3 million in robot dogs from Connecticut company The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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THE SHELL GAME

The contract ran eighty-three pages. Buried on page forty-six, in the particular gray prose that law firms reserve for their most dangerous sentences, sat the clause that mattered more than all the others combined: all intelligence products are advisory in nature; final operational decisions rest exclusively with the client. Simon Chesterman has written about the accountability gaps this kind of drafting creates — gaps wide enough, in practice, to lose a body count inside. Continue reading →

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Presidential Memorandum Authorizes Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations Against Transnational Criminal Organizations

Presidential Memorandum Authorizes Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations Against Transnational Criminal Organizations September 9, 2026 Skadden Publication / Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Update David A. Simon William E. Ridgway Michael E. Leiter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Allied Universal Advances Growth Strategy with Recent Strategic Acquisitions

22 Sep 2026 Allied Universal Advances Growth Strategy with Recent Strategic Acquisitions IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 22, 2026 — Allied Universal®, a leading security and facility services provider, today announced its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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287(g) Texas Transportation

287(g) Texas Transportation Inactive Contract Opportunity Notice ID 70CDCR26C00000023 Related Notice 70CDCR26R00000021 Contract Line Item Number Department/Ind. Agency HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT Office OFFICE OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Swarmer Signs MOU With Vectus Air Defense Systems for End-to-End Mobile Air Defense Systems

Swarmer Signs MOU With Vectus Air Defense Systems for End-to-End Mobile Air Defense Systems Vectus CEO Erik Prince confirms intent to purchase at least 40 Swarmer-built air defense systems in year… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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How are shadow fleet tankers monitored for PMC presence?

How are shadow fleet tankers monitored for PMC presence? Sep. 27, 2026 Shadow-fleet tankers are not normally monitored through a single “PMC detector.” Analysts infer the possible presence of private military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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