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    House Panel Faults Local Police Departments, Contractor in Navy Yard Shooting

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    House Panel Faults Local Police Departments, Contractor in Navy Yard Shooting By Charles S. Clark February 11, 2014 Military personnel walk past an entrance to the Washington Navy Yard Thursday, Sept.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DC Navy Yard Shooting: Fixing the Security Clearance Process

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    Full Committee DC Navy Yard Shooting: Fixing the Security Clearance Process Witness and Testimony Documents The Honorable Katherine Archuleta Director U.S. Office of Personnel and Management You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Democrats seek probe of U.S. contractor for security checks

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    Thomson Reuters February 11, 2014 6:03pm Democrats seek probe of U.S. contractor for security checks (Globalpost/GlobalPost) Advertisement By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday sought an investigation of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Escape to cost Serco over $700,000, contractor admits failures

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    Escape to cost Serco over $700,000, contractor admits failures KAITLYN OFFER PerthNow February 11, 2014 7:51PM CCTV showing escapee Cameron John Graham on the run. Source: Supplied Nine News – SERCO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Rwanda: Police Set to License Private Security Firms

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    Rwanda: Police Set to License Private Security Firms By Edwin Musoni, 8 February 2014 A new draft law giving Rwanda National Police powers to license and deregister new private security companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Accountability in War – and Peace

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    Accountability in War – and Peace | Commentary By Patrice McDermott Jan. 10, 2014, 1:31 p.m. As we withdraw our troops, but not our tax dollars, from Afghanistan, we are poised… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Pentagon’s PR War Against SIGAR

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    The Pentagon’s PR War Against SIGAR February 4, 2014 Last week, USA Today reporter Tom Vanden Brook revealed that commanders of U.S. forces in Afghanistan are deploying an aggressive public relations strategy against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Background Checks Update: Following McCaskill Criticism, OPM Agrees to Stop Letting Contractors Oversee Their Own Security Clearance Work

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    Background Checks Update: Following McCaskill Criticism, OPM Agrees to Stop Letting Contractors Oversee Their Own Security Clearance Work Updated: Feb 06, 2014 5:03 PM EST NEWS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Huh? Obama to Recommend Outsourcing NSA Data Control. Maybe to CGI Federal?

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    Huh? Obama to Recommend Outsourcing NSA Data Control. Maybe to CGI Federal? Via AP: President Barack Obama on Friday will call for ending the government’s control of phone data from millions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    International mandatory standard for PMSCs needs industry support

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    International mandatory standard for PMSCs needs industry support By Gary Howard from  London Private maritime security companies should ideally be held to one internationally recognised standard, according to the European Commission.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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