Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
Isenberg Video
- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Category Archives: Control
Watchdog: $100B Investment in Afghanistan at Risk
Watchdog: $100B Investment in Afghanistan at Risk Oct 31, 2013 Stars and Stripes| by Heath Druzin KABUL — Little more than a year before all international combat troops are set to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Tagged Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Leave a comment
News: USFOR-A implements measures to improve oversight of contracts
News: USFOR-A implements measures to improve oversight of contracts KABUL, Afghanistan – USFOR-A announced it has recently implemented several measures to improve oversight of contracts and established processes to ensure stewardship… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Infographic: Where In Afghanistan Billions Of Dollars Are Being Invisibly Spent
Infographic: Where In Afghanistan Billions Of Dollars Are Being Invisibly Spent Officials’ ability to account for every dollar spent on reconstructing Afghanistan is at an all-time low, and getting worse, a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Tagged Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Leave a comment
Afghanistan Watchdog Hires Veteran DOJ Prosecutor
Afghanistan Watchdog Hires Veteran DOJ Prosecutor By Dietrich Knauth Law360, New York (October 22, 2013, 6:39 PM ET) — The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said Monday that it had… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States (DFARS Case 2013-D015)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States (DFARS Case 2013-D015) A Proposed Rule by the Defense Acquisition Regulations System on 10/31/2013 Comments… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Committee Advances Contractor Suspension and Debarment Reforms
Committee Advances Contractor Suspension and Debarment Reforms By Charles S. Clark October 29, 2013 By Charles S. Clark House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md.,left, and Chairman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The truth about sexual abuse in a British detention centre
The truth about sexual abuse in a British detention centre Clare Sambrook 29 October 2013 What is the government really doing to protect immigration detainees from their guards? In Parliament on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, UK
Tagged Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, United Kingdom
Leave a comment
Concerns on Oversight Access in Afghanistan
Concerns on Oversight Access in Afghanistan SIGAR wrote to U.S. agencies because of concerns with the impact of the drawdown on security and the related implications for ensuring adequate oversight of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
South Africa G4S prison staff accused of abuse
28 October 2013 Last updated at 08:50 ET South Africa G4S prison staff accused of abuse Leaked video footage shows a prisoner resisting an injection Continue reading the main story Related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, South Africa
Tagged Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, South Africa
Leave a comment
After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions
After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images – Afghan National Army soldiers eat a meal in their barracks at Combat Outpost Monti… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Tagged Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
Leave a comment