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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: Legal
Former Army Soldier Indicted on Bribery and Related Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan
Former Army Soldier Indicted on Bribery and Related Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan U.S. Department of Justice April 11, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Chiquita Brands Sues SEC to Probe Documents’ Release
Chiquita Brands Sues SEC to Probe Documents’ Release By Tom Schoenberg – Apr 4, 2013 2:19 PM ET Chiquita Brands International Inc. (CQB) sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL
Harvard Journal on Legislation Winter, 2013 50 Harv. J. on Legis. 209 SYMPOSIUM: GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL NAME: Charles Tiefer*… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Holding Blackwater Accountable Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity
Holding Blackwater Accountable Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity … You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
CACI, plaintiffs preparing for trial over Abu Ghraib allegations
CACI, plaintiffs preparing for trial over Abu Ghraib allegations By Marjorie Censer, Published: April 7 CACI International has won some early legal skirmishes in advance of a trial based on allegations that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SIGAR Special Agent Testifies in Afghan Criminal Court
For Immediate Release Monday, April 8, 2013 SIGAR Special Agent Testifies in Afghan Criminal Court –Unprecedented Testimony Results in Longer Prison Sentence for Politically Connected Defendant- ARLINGTON, Va. –A special agent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLAIMS UNDER THE DEFENSE BASE ACT
Creighton Law Review April, 2011 44 Creighton L. Rev. 769 NOTE: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) legal reviews
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) legal reviews Author(s): Theodore T. Richard Source: Army Lawyer. (Jan. 2012): p49. https://www.jagcnet.army.mil/JAGCNETINTERNET/HOMEPAGES/AC/ARMYLAWYER.NSF/AL?OpenForm&BaseTarget=NotesView Introduction You are assigned as a contract/fiscal law attorney in Afghanistan and you… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms
Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms Author(s): Jess Oyer Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 40.4 (Summer 2011): p1041. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones
The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones Author(s): Michael H. LeRoy Source: Stanford Law & Policy Review. 22.1 (Winter 2011): p217.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading