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Booz Allen’s contracting growth
Booz Allen’s contracting growth Government outsourcing to private contractors has held steady in the range of $250 billion to $300 billion since 2008. As one of the top 100 federal contractors,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Bow Ties, Spies and Money: A Look Inside Hawaii’s Intel Community
Bow Ties, Spies and Money: A Look Inside Hawaii’s Intel Community By Nick Grube 07/08/2013 NSA press release Mere hours before the world was introduced to Edward Snowden, more… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Obama hiring contractor for African bombs
WND EXCLUSIVE Obama hiring contractor for African bombs Administration franchise on continent continues to expand Steve Peacock About | Email | Archive Steve Peacock is a freelance writer and photographer whose… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S outsourcing report “odd” to leave biggest question unanswered
G4S outsourcing report “odd” to leave biggest question unanswered There’s no government algorithm to work out if private companies provide a better government service than the public sector David… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Casals & Associates to Provide Rule of Law Technical Assistance Services to USAID
Published: Thursday, Jul. 18, 2013 / Updated: Thursday, Jul. 18, 2013 12:54 PM Casals & Associates to Provide Rule of Law Technical Assistance Services to USAID FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Casals… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Double your money! UK private security as terrorism vector
Double your money! UK private security as terrorism vector Beginning his working life in the aviation industry and trained by the BBC, Tony Gosling is a British land rights activist,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private spying company hosts conference for NZ intelligence community
Private spying company hosts conference for NZ intelligence community By David Fisher @DFisherJourno 7:48 PM Thursday Jul 18, 2013 Shrink The programme for next week’s conference includes a presentation on mining… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The REAL tagging scandal: G4S whistleblower paid £9 an hour to monitor convicts reveals how criminals are roaming free because of security firm blunders
The REAL tagging scandal: G4S whistleblower paid £9 an hour to monitor convicts reveals how criminals are roaming free because of security firm blunders Nigel Mills accused the Justice Secretary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S tagging scandal: another failure of privatisation
G4S tagging scandal: another failure of privatisation Eric Segal The 1842 book by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, ‘Dead Souls’, tells the tale of a con man who sets out to trick… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S may keep electronic tagging contract despite scandal as rival firms lack resources
G4S may keep electronic tagging contract despite scandal as rival firms lack resources 16 Jul 2013 00:00 The other major candidate for the contract – Serco, itself under investigation over the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
