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- 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
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Contracting agility in LOGCAP-Kuwait: to end fraud and waste in contracting and improve support to Soldiers, the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program in Kuwait has expanded its responsibilities beyond supporting the LOGCAP contract
Contracting agility in LOGCAP-Kuwait: to end fraud and waste in contracting and improve support to Soldiers, the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program in Kuwait has expanded its responsibilities beyond supporting the LOGCAP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms
Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms Author(s): Jess Oyer Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 40.4 (Summer 2011): p1041. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater)
Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater) Author(s): William A. Cohn Source: The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs. 12.4 (Autumn 2009): p21. Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 1)
The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 1) by Jack Murphy · April 7, 2013 Piracy has probably existed since man first took to the sea, but it took on new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea Author(s): Sinclair Dinnen Source: The Contemporary Pacific. 11.2 (Fall 1999): p279. Abstract: Papua New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem
EUobserver.com March 15, 2013 Friday 9:29 AM GMT Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem British private security firm Page Group has scooped a contract to protect EU diplomats in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012
Business Wire March 27, 2013 Wednesday 11:00 AM GMT DynCorp International Inc.’s Parent Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 DATELINE: FALLS CHURCH, Va. Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”),… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army Corps Stands By Its Sweetheart Deal With DynCorp
Army Corps Stands By Its Sweetheart Deal With DynCorp April 3, 2013 Exterior Structural Failure, Building 603 (latrine), Kunduz Army Garrison, March 2012 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Judge Blows Away Security Firm’s Claim
Judge Blows Away Security Firm’s Claim By LORRAINE BAILEY (CN) – Former employees may sue a company that provided security for the State Department in Afghanistan, on charges that it falsified… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-Blackwater worker to surrender
Video Photo Click to Watch Video Click to Watch Video Full interview with Chris Drotleff Ex-Blackwater worker to surrender Updated: Thursday, 04 Apr 2013, 9:21 PM EDT Published : Thursday, 04… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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