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U.S. spent $500,000 on Afghan training center that was ‘melting,’ watchdog finds
U.S. spent $500,000 on Afghan training center that was ‘melting,’ watchdog finds By Christian Davenport January 15 at 12:01 AM Follow @_chrisdavenport The U.S. spent $500,000 to build a training building… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Virginia court reinstates fraud lawsuit against Triple Canopy
Virginia court reinstates fraud lawsuit against Triple Canopy By Amrita Jayakumar January 15 at 1:20 PM Follow @ajbombay A Virginia appeals court has restored a case against security contractor Triple Canopy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Half a Million Dollar Afghan Police Training Center Melts
Afghan Special Police Training Center’s Dry Fire Range: Poor Contractor Performance and Poor Government Oversight Led to Project Failure Today SIGAR released an inspection of the $456,669 Afghan Special Police Training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Outsourcing war and security: problems and solutions
January 12 2015, 5.35am EST Outsourcing war and security: problems and solutions The release of the CIA Torture Report in December re-opened the debate about using contractors to perform national security functions.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Accounting for Armed Contractors
Article from Vol.2 No.1: Money & War Accounting for Armed Contractors Dr. Ian Ralby | 12 January 2015 On 16 September 2007, the accountability of private armed contractors became a global… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Offshoring the Army: Migrant Workers and the U.S. Military
Offshoring the Army: Migrant Workers and the U.S. Military Darryl Li ABSTRACT Long-running debates over military privatization overlook one important fact: Te U.S. military’s post-2001 contractor workforce is composed largely of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Agreement includes new visa and business registration requirements for US contractors in Afghanistan
Agreement includes new visa and business registration requirements for US contractors in Afghanistan Squire Patton Boggs Shaoul Aslan , Clark K. Ervin and David M. Tafuri Afghanistan, USA December 31 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MoJ pulls the wool over its own eyes in G4S and Serco contracts
MoJ pulls the wool over its own eyes in G4S and Serco contracts By Ian Dunt Tuesday, 6 January 2015 9:28 AM Making the deal – but government departments don’t keep… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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July 16, 2006 – An Integrated Approach to Combatting Corruption
July 16, 2006 – An Integrated Approach to Combatting Corruption You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Murky Water: How the privatized military industry undermines state control of violence
Murky Water: How the privatized military industry undermines state control of violence You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe