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    G4S braced for bigger Olympic loss

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    G4S braced for bigger Olympic loss World’s biggest private security company expected to incur a loss of up to £100m after botched London 2012 contract Press Association The Guardian, Sunday 13… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    From war zones to the training room

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    From war zones to the training room By Rob Moore • Published 12 Jan 2013 11:00 AN ex-squaddie is using his experience of working in deadly war zones to help train… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Foreign companies owe Afghanistan 70 million dollars, report finds

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    Foreign companies owe Afghanistan 70 million dollars, report finds 23 December 2012, 19:22 (GMT+04:00) A number of NATO-linked foreign companies are “running away” from paying Afghan taxes, cheating the country out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S named RBC top pick

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      G4S named RBC top pick Accident-prone G4S (LON:GFS) has been raised to ‘top pick’ status by RBC Capital Markets. Driving the upgrade from ‘outperform’ has been the stock’s underperformance following… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Army Failure To Screen Afghans Found To Risk U.S. Troops

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    Bloomberg.com January 11, 2013 Army Failure To Screen Afghans Found To Risk U.S. Troops By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News The U.S. Army failed to ensure that Afghan translators were properly screened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘This generation’s Agent Orange:’ New registry to tally, track burn pit illnesses among vets

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    ‘This generation’s Agent Orange:’ New registry to tally, track burn pit illnesses among vets  By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor An American flag dangles from the Torres home, the sign of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Tony Buckingham: Swashbuckler with a Colourful Past

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    Tony Buckingham: Swashbuckler with a Colourful Past 11 Jan 2013  Tony Buckingham Tony Buckingham is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Oil, a company established in the 1990s to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    A Decade Later, Contractor Pays Out Millions for Iraq Prisoner Abuse

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    A Decade Later, Contractor Pays Out Millions for Iraq Prisoner Abuse By Robert Beckhusen 01.09.13 It’s been nearly a decade since private military contractors and U.S. soldiers worked together to torture… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill

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    HuffingtonPost.com January 9, 2013 KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — Sodium dichromate is an orange-yellowish substance containing hexavalent chromium, an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Abu Ghraib Scandal Still Causing Ripples

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    Washington Post January 10, 2013 Pg. 12 Abu Ghraib Scandal Still Causing Ripples One contractor settles toture claims, another vows to fight lawsuit By Marjorie Censer, Capital Business Staff Writer Years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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