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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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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: Homeland Security
Which Sectors of America’s Immigrant Detention System Are Run by Private Companies?
Which Sectors of America’s Immigrant Detention System Are Run by Private Companies? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
How Private Prison Companies Could Get Around a Federal Ban
How Private Prison Companies Could Get Around a Federal Ban Bryce Covert June 28, 2019 Structured as real-estate investment trusts, private companies could receive funds to build prisons and lease them… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International Awarded Customs and Border Protection Contract
DynCorp International Awarded Customs and Border Protection Contract Business Wire June 4, 2019 MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On May 31, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), awarded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Women accuse ICE contractor of brutal treatment in federal court suit
Women accuse ICE contractor of brutal treatment in federal court suit Bob Egelko May 21, 2019 Updated: May 21, 2019 7:46 p.m. Comments An unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officer reviews… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Sen. Ron Wyden Demands Answers From DHS and Private Intel Firm Over Spying on Anti-Trump Immigration Protests
Sen. Ron Wyden Demands Answers From DHS and Private Intel Firm Over Spying on Anti-Trump Immigration Protests Aída Chávez, Ryan Devereaux May 8 2019, 11:20 a.m. Sen. Ron Wyden is pressing for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatized Detention & Immigration Federalism
March 2019 Symposium – Immigration Privatized Detention & Immigration Federalism David S. Rubenstein & Pratheepan Gulasekaram * The vast majority of detained immigrants are held in facilities operated by private corporations. You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
9 years after it last held inmates, western Minnesota prison still at the ready
9 years after it last held inmates, western Minnesota prison still at the ready By Tom Cherveny / Forum News Service on Apr 26, 2019 at 5:24 p.m. County commissioners and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Homeland Security Used a Private Intelligence Firm to Monitor Family Separation Protests
46 Demonstrators march past the Department of Justice building during a protest against the Trump administration’s policy on separating immigrant families in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2018. Photo: Toya Sarno… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The GEO Group Announces Signing of Contract Modification with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Reactivation of the Existing 1,000-Bed South Louisiana ICE Processing Center
The GEO Group Announces Signing of Contract Modification with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Reactivation of the Existing 1,000-Bed South Louisiana ICE Processing Center April 25, 2019 06:45 AM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Merkley, Wyden Demand Answers From ICE Following Investigation of For-Profit Contractors Running Immigration Detention Facilities
Merkley, Wyden Demand Answers From ICE Following Investigation of For-Profit Contractors Running Immigration Detention Facilities Immigration Detention Facilities The senators joined colleagues in a letter citing concern about ‘severe management deficiencies’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading