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    Can G4S get back into the game after Olympic security fiasco?

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    INVESTMENT EXTRA: Can G4S get back into the game after Olympic security fiasco? By Ian Lyall PUBLISHED: 16:12 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 02:47 EST, 4 August 2012 Even the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S Olympic security disaster should inform future C-levels

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    G4S Olympic security disaster should inform future C-levels The dangers of having a tan By Mike Altendorf | Published: 11:18 GMT, 31 July 12 | CIO UK One of the most… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S/Shield saga rages on

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    G4S/Shield saga rages on SHINGIRAI MADONDO Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: The G4S Botswana/Shield Security takeover saga rages on after the Security Association of Botswana (SAB) wrote a letter of complaint to the Ministry… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Largest Company You’ve Never Heard Of: G4S And The London Olympics

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    The Largest Company You’ve Never Heard Of: G4S And The London Olympics By IBTimes Staff Reporter: Subscribe to IBTimes’s RSS feed August 6, 2012 2:09 PM EDT Those who have followed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S ‘using untrained staff to screen Olympic visitors’

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    G4S ‘using untrained staff to screen Olympic visitors’ Insider says untrained workers have been running x-ray machines to relieve specialists doing 12-hour shifts Nick Hopkins guardian.co.uk, Monday 6 August 2012 12.57… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Halliburton takes KBR to court over $256 mln tax dispute

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    Halliburton takes KBR to court over $256 mln tax dispute By Braden Reddall July 27 | Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:24am IST (Reuters) – Halliburton Co and KBR Inc are battling… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Experiment in Olympic security outsourcing fails

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    Experiment in Olympic security outsourcing fails Anastasia Pershkina Aug 5, 2012 17:21 Moscow Time Experts continue to discuss problems elucidated by the unsuccessful London experiment in Olympic security outsourcing. Ms Yelena… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    London Olympics 2012: Troops make up 50% of park security

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    London Olympics 2012: Troops make up 50% of park security Katie Hodge , Ella Pickover Wednesday 01 August 2012 Troops drafted in to protect London 2012 venues after the G4S fiasco… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Servicing the State Department

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Huffington Post Posted: 08/02/2012 12:28 pm Servicing the State Department Sometimes, in all that is said and written about the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The secret security guard: G4S is the Millwall of the Olympics

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    guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 July 2012 12.37 EDT The secret security guard: G4S is the Millwall of the Olympics Resentment simmers over the recruitment failures and a scanner team missed fake weapons… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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