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Category Archives: Contracts
Elizabeth Warren Has Some Questions for the Private Prison Executive Running ICE
May 28, 2026 Elizabeth Warren Has Some Questions for the Private Prison Executive Running ICE Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency spent more than a decade at GEO Group. Sophie… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
LOGCAP V: The Global Military Logistics Contract Supporting Operations Through 2030
LOGCAP V: The Global Military Logistics Contract Supporting Operations Through 2030 March 4, 2026 | The Danger Zone The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) remains one of the most significant overseas… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Kristi Noem-Linked Firm Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
Kristi Noem-Linked Firm Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign. By Justin Elliott… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Clients of a Trump-Connected Lobbying Firm Keep Landing No-Bid ICE Contracts
Federico Tramonte Immigration and Customs Enforcement Clients of a Trump-Connected Lobbying Firm Keep Landing No-Bid ICE Contracts Ballard Partners is helping companies cash in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Nick… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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s ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
s ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds 1 of 3 | A private prison in Kansas could soon be holding migrants as part of President Trump’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War
Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons Pages 78-97 | Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020 Abstract … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The obligations of the private security company arising from the security service contract ” a comparative study”
The obligations of the private security company arising from the security service contract ” a comparative study” حسـين حميـد عــــــــوده، أشواق عبد الرسول عبد الأمير الخفاجي Risalat al-huquq Journal 2024, Volume 16,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Armored Tesla” (was) forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump’s election
Ryan Grim UPDATED: “Armored Tesla” (was) forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump’s election Ryan Grim and Jack Poulson Feb 12, 2025 Elon Musk in front of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Coalition Promises Remote Kangaroo Island Beach Shack A Further $532m To Run Manus Island If Elected
14 Jan. 2025 Coalition Promises Remote Kangaroo Island Beach Shack A Further $532m To Run Manus Island If Elected ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Coalition has announced plans to award a $532 million… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Serco’s ugly legacy in Australia’s immigration detention system
The company that’s long run Australia’s immigration detention network has lost its contract, but not before building one of the world’s ‘most extreme and secretive’ detention regimes. By Denham Sadler. Serco’s ugly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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