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- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Overseas Contractor Count Trends for Past 11 Quarters
Overseas Contractor Count Trends for Past 11 Quarters January 28, 2014 · Posted in Overseas Contracting Outlook The Overseas Contractor Count published by the Pentagon reports DoD contractor personnel numbers deployed in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq
Hired Guns: Views on Armed Contractors Operating in Afghanistan and Iraq Jan 28, 2014 by Trevor Schenk | Trevor Schenk In the era of the Global War on terror there has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Canada, Control, Iraq, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Afghanistan, Canada, Control, Iraq, Outsourcing/Privatization
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nspector General: Literacy Training Of Afghan Forces Has Limited Success
Inspector General: Literacy Training Of Afghan Forces Has Limited Success by Eyder Peralta January 28, 201412:02 AM Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard outside Bagram military base. Shah Marai /AFP/Getty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
State Department Faulted for Lax Oversight of Afghanistan Justice Contract
State Department Faulted for Lax Oversight of Afghanistan Justice Contract By Charles S. Clark January 24, 2014 A report from IG John Sopko stated, “IDLO has faced high leadership turnover… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Job Categories in Afghanistan – January 2014
From Danger Zone Jobs Job Categories in Afghanistan – January 2014 January 25, 2014 · Posted in Overseas Contracting Outlook I put together this breakdown of job categories in Afghanistan as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Overseas Contractor Count – 1st Quarter FY 2014
Overseas Contractor Count – 1st Quarter FY 2014 January 25, 2014 · Posted in Overseas Contracting Outlook This report updates DoD contractor personnel numbers in theater and outlines DoD efforts to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Weaknesses in $223 Million Justice Sector Program
Weaknesses in $223 Million Justice Sector Program Today, SIGAR released an audit of the State Department’s Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). The audit found that weaknesses in the design and oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Teacher Training Facility 5 Years Behind & CERP Funds Never Used
Teacher Training Facility 5 Years Behind & CERP Funds Never Used Today, SIGAR release two reports — an inspection report on a USAID-funded teacher training facility in Balkh Province, and a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Accountability in War – and Peace
Accountability in War – and Peace By Patrice McDermott Jan. 10, 2014, 1:31 p.m. As we withdraw our troops, but not our tax dollars, from Afghanistan, we are poised to repeat… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghan forces arrest Briton over illegal arms
Afghan forces arrest Briton over illegal arms AK-47 weapons seized from two Britons along with their Afghan driver and interpreter are presented to the media in Kabul, Afghanistan. (file photo) Sat… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading