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- 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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Follow the Money – September 2026: ICE and CBP End Fiscal Year Investing Billions into Border and Detention Construction Projects
Follow the Money – September 2026: ICE and CBP End Fiscal Year Investing Billions into Border and Detention Construction Projects Project Salt Box’s monthly report on DHS procurement activities Em Chapin,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Homeland Security eyes no-bid deal for AI-assisted search of billions of communication records
Homeland Security eyes no-bid deal for AI-assisted search of billions of communication records The system would combine live wiretaps, phone location data, email, and financial records. ICE says only one company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Telecommunications Analysis Software Support
Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Telecommunications Analysis Software Support Active Opportunity Notice ID 192127VHQ6XXX0001 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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ICE plans to extend no-bid Camp East Montana contract to $2.8 billion
ICE plans to extend no-bid Camp East Montana contract to $2.8 billion ICE calls the El Paso tent camp temporary. The plan would keep Amentum Services there into 2028. Amentum took… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Israeli ad firm weaponises commercial network to deploy mercenary spyware
Israeli ad firm weaponises commercial network to deploy mercenary spyware Devices belonging to staff at international news were among those infected through the weaponised ad placements. Israeli firm weaponised digital ad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads. Dan Goodin – Oct 15, 2026 4:32 PM |… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pegasus and Mercenary Spyware Attacks on Serbian Pro-Democracy Figures
Targeting Democracy Pegasus and Mercenary Spyware Attacks on Serbian Pro-Democracy Figures In collaboration with the SHARE Foundation, we found with high confidence that Professor Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Remains of the Africa Corps presence at Camp Amachach
Remains of the Africa Corps presence at Camp Amachach On May 1, 2026, forces from the Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA), in collaboration with the terrorist group JNIM, seized… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, but his mercenary empire lives on. His son has expanded the family business in the Central African Republic
Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, but his mercenary empire lives on. His son has expanded the family business in the Central African Republic, WSJ reports. October 19, 2026, 12:04 pm Source: The Wall Street Journal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gold, Guns, Drugs, Mercenaries: Inside A 28-Year-Old Russian’s Empire
Gold, Guns, Drugs, Mercenaries: Inside A 28-Year-Old Russian’s Empire Pavel Prigozhin took over the empire after the death of his father, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former head of the Wagner Group. Edited… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading