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ICE contractor for controversial Camp East Montana is trailed by fraud allegations
ICE contractor for controversial Camp East Montana is trailed by fraud allegations To continue running the deadly El Paso detention center, the feds turn to a company that’s faced numerous lawsuits… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb August 8, 20266:00 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Vanessa Romo 4-Minute Listen Transcript The CoreCivic, Inc. California City… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE LONG SHADOW OF THE SWORD-FOR-HIRE: Part Two: The Corporate Sovereign
“Who actually oversees a private military and security company once the ink on the contract is dry? The instinctive answer is the client government. Look at the chart. By the time the money and the mandate trickle down to the man kicking in a door in Mogadishu or guarding a pipeline in the Niger Delta, the principal-agent chain has stretched so long it snaps.” Continue reading
Posted in Control, David Isenberg, Fiction, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Symposium on PMSCs: Ukraine’s New Bill on PMSCs – A Possible Pandora’s Box for Operations Abroad?
On 6 May 2025, a new bill was presented to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: the “Draft Law on International Activities of Private Law Legal Entities in the Military and Security Spheres” (“Draft Law on PMSCs”). The proposal was referred to the parliament’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, and seeks to regulate the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs), as well as to establish specific state requirements for providing these services both within and outside Ukraine to strengthen the country’s role in the global security market. In this manner, Ukraine is now aiming to regulate its PMSCs industry, which in developed countries like the USA is expected to reach a market value of USD 457.3 billion by 2030. This bill is pending parliamentary discussion in the Verkhovna Rada, but it is worthwhile to analyse its current state and potential challenges. Continue reading
European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs)
Generated by Gemini AI September 7, 2006 Eastern Europe Legislative Frameworks: European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs) for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Summary table comparing the Yearsley government contractor defense with FTCA combatant-activities preemption limits.
Summary table comparing the Yearsley government contractor defense with FTCA combatant-activities preemption limits. Generated by Gemini AI, Sept 7, 2026 The Yearsley doctrine and the FTCA combatant-activities exception serve as two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Mission Portugal Local Guard Services
US Mission Portugal Local Guard Services Inactive Contract Opportunity Notice ID 19AQMM26C0189 Related Notice 19AQMM25R0065 Contract Line Item Number Department/Ind. Agency STATE, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier STATE, DEPARTMENT OF Office ACQUISITIONS –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Details of the proposed U.S. Senate authorization for contractor-led military cyber operations
What are the details of the proposed U.S. Senate authorization for contractor-led military cyber operations Generated by Perplexity AI Sep. 6, 2026 The proposal is a narrow, time-limited pilot in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Treasury Sanctions Transnational Network Recruiting Colombians to Fight in Sudan’s Civil War
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on four individuals and four entities for their roles in fueling the civil war in Sudan, a conflict that has provoked the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian crisis. This transnational network—primarily composed of Colombian nationals and companies—recruits former Colombian military personnel and trains soldiers, including children, to fight for the Sudanese paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Continue reading
A UN Panel Puts Colombian Contractors at the Centre of Sudan’s War
A UN Panel Puts Colombian Contractors at the Centre of Sudan’s War By Amina Diarra · September 4, 2026 · 7 min read Africa Intelligence SUDAN · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —What… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Colombia, Companies, Sudan, United Nations
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