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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
Taxes–Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 81467-81470] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2015-32870] =======================================================================… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Natural Resources Were Supposed to Make Afghanistan Rich. Here’s What’s Happening to Them.
Natural Resources Were Supposed to Make Afghanistan Rich. Here’s What’s Happening to Them. Traveling to Logar Province reveals unmanageable violence and co-optation by foreign companies. By Antony LoewensteinTwitter December 14, 2015… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Takes Afghanistan
DynCorp Takes Afghanistan by Vivian Poole on 17/12/2015 DynCorp International, the Falls Church, Va., provider of mission critical services to the U.S. military, got good news Thursday from Houston rival KBR,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Analysis of Air Force Wartime Contracted Construction Project Performance
Analysis of Air Force Wartime Contracted Construction Project Performance Descriptive Note : Master’s thesis Corporate Author : AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
An Uncertain Future for Afghanistan’s Security Sector
esearch Article An Uncertain Future for Afghanistan’s Security Sector Authors: Mark Sedra Abstract Western powers may have espoused accountability, civil society, and good governance, but their Afghan operations have largely emphasized… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones
U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones by Chris Thompson, CorpWatch Blog December 16th, 2015 Reaper drone in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: Defence Images. Used under Creative Commons license.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Brink v. Continental Insurance Company
DANIEL BRINK, ET AL., Appellants, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Appellees. No. 13-7165.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.Argued January 13, 2015.Decided June 2, 2015.Joshua T. Gillelan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Marshall v. EXELIS SYSTEMS CORPORATION,
RASHANNA MARSHALL, Plaintiff, v. EXELIS SYSTEMS CORPORATION, and LAWRENCE LINDLOFF, Defendants. Civil Action No. 13-cv-00545-CMA-KMT.United States District Court, D. Colorado.March 26, 2015. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme
Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme Posted by Press Release Date: December 10, 2015 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. An Army sergeant was sentenced to 24 months… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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John Sopko’s war: The watchdog of waste
John Sopko’s war: The watchdog of waste By Claude Adams Producer 16×9 Afghan security forces take their position during a clash by Taliban fighters in the highway between Baghlan to Kunduz… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
