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    SA fighters warned on Gaza

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    SA fighters warned on Gaza August 3 2014 at 12:06pm By MASOOD BOOMGAARD AP Palestinians look for their belongings in the rubble of houses destroyed in an Israeli strike, in Rafah,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Quick, Sloppy and Expensive Background Checks

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    Quick, Sloppy and Expensive Background Checks NYT Blogs By FRANCIS X. CLINES 25 July 2014 Running security background checks on government job applicants has become a booming private industry in Washington’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Developments and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: Filling the Accountability Gap?

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    U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Developments and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: Filling the Accountability Gap? Meg Roggensack Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contractors Group Would Restructure White House Procurement Shop

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    Contractors Group Would Restructure White House Procurement Shop By Charles S. Clark July 28, 2014 “We need to fundamentally rethink the workforce, to create a unified vision across government,” said Stan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The black hole of US government contracting

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    The black hole of US government contracting Exclusive 28 July, by Danielle Marie Mackey In January 2008, a 24-year-old Green Beret from Pennsylvania, Ryan Maseth, was electrocuted and killed while showering… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Who’s Guarding Whom? Private Security Contractors and the Need for Government Action

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    Who’s Guarding Whom? Private Security Contractors and the Need for Government Action Posted: 07/22/2014 4:01 pm EDT Updated: 07/22/2014 4:59 pm EDT Coauthored by Nicole Vander Meulen The Department of Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad

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    Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad Share us on: By Erica Teichert Law360, Washington (June 19, 2014, 4:43 PM ET) — As the trial began this week in Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Leahy, Price Introduce Legislation To Hold American Contractors Overseas Accountable Under U.S. Law

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    Leahy, Price Introduce Legislation To Hold American Contractors Overseas Accountable Under U.S. Law July 14, 2014 WASHINGTON (MONDAY, July 14, 2014) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater and the “Subservient” State Department

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      Blackwater and the “Subservient” State Department   July 10, 2014 Last week, The New York Times reported an extraordinary incident involving the infamous private security contractor once known as Blackwater. (Blackwater became… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies

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    Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies   Mandate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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