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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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Brehm: Fourth Circuit Creates Split in Contractor-Contacts Analysis
Hard National Security Choices Brehm: Fourth Circuit Creates Split in Contractor-Contacts Analysis By Steve Vladeck Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 7:00 PM With a hat tip to Bobby, I wanted to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How to Get a Mule’s — I Mean Contractor’s — Attention
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ How to Get a Mule’s — I Mean Contractor’s — Attention Posted: 08/03/2012 12:35 am The Commission on Wartime Contracting in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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FBO Solicitation Notice – Private Security Contractor Afghanistan
FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 05, 2012 FBO #3907 SOLICITATION NOTICE R — Private Security Contractor Afghanistan – Attachment 1 – SOW – Attachment 3 – FRAGO 11-128 – Attachment 4… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
After Afghan Shooting, Delays Raise Questions
August 1, 2012, 2:53 a.m. ET After Afghan Shooting, Delays Raise Questions By MARIA ABI-HABIB KABUL—In the minutes after an Afghan policemen shot several contractors last week in Afghanistan, a wounded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contingency Contracting: Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
Contingency Contracting Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan GAO-12-854R, Aug 1, 2012 What GAO Found In summary, DOD reported having taken or… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Servicing the State Department
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Huffington Post Posted: 08/02/2012 12:28 pm Servicing the State Department Sometimes, in all that is said and written about the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Academi Training Center, Inc., awarded a $6,660,438 firm-fixed-price contract
Academi Training Center, Inc., awarded a $6,660,438 firm-fixed-price contract Contracts for July 26, 2012 5 p.m. ET No. 631-12 ARMY Academi Training Center, Inc., Moyock, N.C., was awarded a $6,660,438 firm-fixed-price… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Mission Afghanistan: But … DHS on the Deaths of Civilian Contractors in Herat
July 24, 2012 5:59 pm · 5:59 pm US Mission Afghanistan: But … DHS on the Deaths of Civilian Contractors in Herat On Sunday, July 22, ISAF announced that “An individual wearing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Napolitano says current DHS employee in Afghanistan ‘took out shooter’ in contractor attack
Napolitano says current DHS employee in Afghanistan ‘took out shooter’ in contractor attack By Associated Press, Published: July 25 WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says a Border Patrol agent working… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-soldier Marc McGowan dies in Afghanistan
Ex-soldier Marc McGowan dies in Afghanistan Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Hull Daily Mail A FATHER-OF-TWO from Hull has died in Afghanistan, where he is believed to have been working as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading