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- 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
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Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Former DoD contractor pleads guilty to taking bribes from UK company
Former DoD contractor pleads guilty to taking bribes from UK company By Richard L. Cassin | Friday, November 13, 2015 at 8:53AM Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of DefenseThe former director… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Pentagon’s Afghan ‘Slush Fund’ Will Now Have to Answer to Angry Lawmakers
The Pentagon’s Afghan ‘Slush Fund’ Will Now Have to Answer to Angry Lawmakers November 11, 2015 By Tim Fernholz Quartz The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has given the DOD 48… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former CIA Detainees Sue CIA Contractors Under The Alien Tort Statute For Alleged Torture
Former CIA Detainees Sue CIA Contractors Under The Alien Tort Statute For Alleged Torture By Robert Loeb, David Ryan Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 9:54 AM Last month, the ACLU filed a civil action in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former Department of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Kickback Proceeds Related to U.S. Government Contract
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Former Department of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Kickback Proceeds Related to U.S. Government… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTING IN AFGHANISTAN ARE WE DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTING IN AFGHANISTAN ARE WE DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT CORRUPTION You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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DOD Spends $43 Million on Gas Station That Should’ve Cost ~$500,000
DOD Spends $43 Million on Gas Station That Should’ve Cost ~$500,000 Today, SIGAR released a report on the Department of Defense’s Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) project to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PHR Welcomes APA’s Call to Remove Psychologists from Guantánamo and National Security Interrogations
For Immediate Release PHR Welcomes APA’s Call to Remove Psychologists from Guantánamo and National Security Interrogations Media Contact Samantha Friedman Managing Director at West End Strategy Team media@phrusa.org Tel: (917) 679-0110… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
APA Alerts Federal Officials to New Policy Banning Psychologists From National Security Interrogations
ctober 28, 2015 APA Alerts Federal Officials to New Policy Banning Psychologists From National Security Interrogations Association sends letters to White House, DoD, CIA and others WASHINGTON — The American Psychological… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Key Provisions of the New APA Policy
Key Provisions of the New APA Policy Redefines the term “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” in the 2006 and 2013 Council resolutions in accordance with the U.N. Convention Against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
We Won’t Torture Anymore: APA Tells US to Withdraw Psychologists From Nat. Sec. Interrogations
A demonstrator is held down during a simulation of waterboarding outside the US Justice Department in 2007. (photo: Reuters) We Won’t Torture Anymore: APA Tells US to Withdraw Psychologists From Nat.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading