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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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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
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Pond security picks up another contract as GAO dismisses protest
Pond security picks up another contract as GAO dismisses protest A Pond Security Service van sits in a parking lot at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The company, started by a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc.
Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc. B-408916.3,B-408916.4,B-408916.5: Dec 18, 2014 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 15 pages) Additional Materials: Full Report: View Decision (PDF, 15 pages) Contact: Ralph O. White (202) 512-8278 WhiteRO@gao.gov… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Changing of the guard
Changing of the guard By shays01 on December 20, 2014 at 11:54 AM, updated December 22, 2014 at 1:56 PM Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA), incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit
KBR Escapes Whistleblower’s Iraq Billing Suit By Rebecca McCray Law360, New York (December 10, 2014, 5:57 PM ET) — A D.C. federal judge granted KBR Inc.’s motion for reconsideration and summary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges
Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges By Scott Higham December 22 at 6:00 AM Follow @ScottHigham1 (Scott Eells/Bloomberg) The former chief of contracts for International Relief & Development (IRD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Operators of America’s Largest Immigrant Detention Center Have A History of Inmate Abuse
The Operators of America’s Largest Immigrant Detention Center Have A History of Inmate Abuse By Taylor Wofford 12/20/14 at 4:50 PM Two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince: What Is He Up To These Days?
12/19/2014 Blackwater Founder Erik Prince: What Is He Up To These Days? By Sandra I. Erwin Blackwater Worldwide founder Eric D. Prince once made handsome profits as a private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Egypt universities outsource security
EGYPT PULSE إقرأ باللغة العربية نبض مصر Personnel from Falcon Group International conduct searches as students arrive for a new academic year at the main gate of Al-Azhar University during a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S guards found not guilty of manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga
G4S guards found not guilty of manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga Terrence Hughes, Colin Kaler and Stuart Tribelnig cleared of killing Mubenga, who died as he was being deported from UK Jimmy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Floating arsenals: The boats full of guns for hire against pirates
7 December 2014 Last updated at 19:30 ET Floating arsenals: The boats full of guns for hire against pirates The floating armouries are generally moored in international waters around the edge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
