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- 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
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Author Archives: David Isenberg
Russia’s Use of Private Military Companies to Advance Foreign Policy Goals
Russia’s Use of Private Military Companies to Advance Foreign Policy Goals 152 views •Jan 16, 2020 The Institute of World Politics About the Lecture: International law prohibits the recruitment, use, financing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE RISE OF OUTSOURCING IN MODERN WARFARE: SOVEREIGN POWER, PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS, AND THE CONSTITUTIVE PROCESS
THE RISE OF OUTSOURCING IN MODERN WARFARE: SOVEREIGN POWER, PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS, AND THE CONSTITUTIVE PROCESS You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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SOC LLC, Dec. 30, 2019
SOC LLC B-418027,B-418027.2: Dec 30, 2019 Highlights View Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Somalia, State Department
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How a bunch of SAS mercenaries stopped an entire Army
Military History How a bunch of SAS mercenaries stopped an entire Army by Stavros Atlamazoglou 2 days ago Share This: What happens if you put a Yemeni tribal fighter, an Egyptian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The War Machine Is Run on Contracts
The War Machine Is Run on Contracts America’s wars wouldn’t be possible without contractors, but presidents usually ignore the thousands who have died. Kathy Gilsinan 7:00 AM ET Members of a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PAE-PARSONS GLOBAL LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC v. United States, Court of Federal Claims 2019
PAE-PARSONS GLOBAL LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant, and FLUOR INTERCONTINENTAL, INC., Defendant-Intervenor. No. 19-1205.United States Court of Federal Claims.September 24, 2019.September 30, 2019.[1]PAE-PARSONS GLOBAL LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Hughes v. DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, Dist. Court, North Carolina 2019
TIMOTHY HUGHES, Plaintiff, v. DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, Defendant. No. 7:19-CV-54-BO.United States District Court, E.D. North Carolina, Southern Division.June 23, 2019.Timothy Hughes, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew J. Hanley, Crossley McIntosh Collier Hanley… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US ex rel. Hunt v. Cochise Consultancy, Inc., 887 F. 3d 1081 – Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit 2018
887 F.3d 1081 (2018) UNITED STATES of America, EX REL. Billy Joe HUNT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COCHISE CONSULTANCY, INC., doing business as Cochise Security, The Parsons Corporation, doing business as Parsons Infrastructure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Global Linguist Solutions, LLC v. Abdelmeged, 913 F. 3d 921 – Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit 2019
913 F.3d 921 (2019) GLOBAL LINGUIST SOLUTIONS, LLC; Zurich American Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Abdulraouf ABDELMEGED; U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents. No. 17-72516.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Argued and Submitted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. US ex rel. Hunt, 139 S. Ct. 1507 – Supreme Court 2019
139 S.Ct. 1507 (2019) COCHISE CONSULTANCY, INC., et al., Petitioners v. UNITED STATES, EX REL. Billy Joe HUNT. No. 18-315.Supreme Court of United States.Argued March 19, 2019.Decided May 13, 2019.ON WRIT… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading