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    How Bid Protests Are Slowing Down Procurements

    Federal Times July 22, 2013 Pg. 1 How Bid Protests Are Slowing Down Procurements By Andy Medici and Jim McElhatton The Navy announced June 27 it was awarding Hewlett Packard a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    KBR must face lawsuit over alleged kickbacks from military contracts: court

    KBR must face lawsuit over alleged kickbacks from military contracts: court By Reuters Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:29 EDT By Jessica Dye (Reuters) – The government can pursue “enhanced” penalties from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Judge Won’t Dispatch Suit Over Roadside Bomb

    Judge Won’t Dispatch Suit Over Roadside Bomb By PHILIP A. JANQUART (CN) – The Palestinian Authority must go to trial over the death of an American contractor working in the Middle… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Blackwater founder, associate in fight over memoirs

    Blackwater founder, associate in fight over memoirs   By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot © July 19, 2013 The founder of Blackwater has hit a bump in the road en route to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Counter-piracy Operations by PMSCs

    Journal of International Criminal Justice 1 September 2012 J Int Criminal Justice (2012) 10 (4): 839 Counter-piracy Operations by PMSCs AUTHOR: Alice Priddy, Stuart Casey-Maslen, The authors are both researchers at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies Against Suspected Pirates

    The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies Against Suspected Pirates International and Comparative Law Quarterly (UK) 1 July 2013 AUTHOR: Anna Petrig, Faculty of Law, University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    THE POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE IN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY LIABILITY CASES DEFINING CLAIMS TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY

    THE POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE IN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY LIABILITY CASES  DEFINING CLAIMS TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law Spring, 2013 21 Cardozo J. Int’l & Comp. L.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Tennessee Couple Indicted for Warzone Contracting Scheme

    Tennessee Couple Indicted for Warzone Contracting Scheme   Alleged to Have Steered $6.9 Million in Proceeds from Defense Subcontracts in Afghanistan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2013 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Keith… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Judge Chucks Protective Order for Halliburton

    Wednesday, July 10, 2013Last Update: 9:54 AM PT Judge Chucks Protective Order for Halliburton By NICK DIVITO WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge threw out protective orders shielding Halliburton from disclosing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Oregon soldiers who sued KBR seek to participate in talks between the company and the government

    Oregon soldiers who sued KBR seek to participate in talks between the company and the government By Mike Francis, The Oregonian  on July 15, 2013 at  4:10 PM, updated July 15,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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