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    Captive Market

    “I was looking for businesses that would be less volatile and that would perform better in a recession,” Tobey Sommer, a senior equity-research analyst with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a bank based… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    GardaWorld responds to Montreal report on outsourcing of non-core police dutie

    GardaWorld responds to Montreal report on outsourcing of non-core police duties January 29, 2015 Written by  Staff GardaWorld has stated that it welcomes the findings of Private Reinforcements for Public Police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    After the gold rush: Corporate Warriors and The Market for Force revisited

    After the gold rush: Corporate Warriors and The Market for Force revisited Author(s): Aaron Ettinger International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p559. Abstract In the mid-1990s, unprecedented interventions by private companies specializing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The future of US military contracting: current trends and future implications

    The future of US military contracting: current trends and future implications Author(s): Molly Dunigan International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p510. Abstract With the drawdown of US troops from both Iraq and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army

    More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army By Our Political Editor PM directs Minister of State for Defence to conduct full probe, CID detectives question retired senior military officers More details… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting

    Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting Margaret Hodge 10 December 2014 A culture of revenue and profit-driven performance incentives has too often been misaligned with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Outsourcing, Managing, Supervising, and Regulating Private Military Companies in Contingency Operations

    Outsourcing, Managing, Supervising, and Regulating Private Military Companies in Contingency Operations You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Government spends $1.2 billion on offshore processing centres in one year

    Government spends $1.2 billion on offshore processing centres in one year February 5, 2015 Sarah Whyte   Immigration correspondent Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says it is shocking that Australian taxpayers are paying… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    A Blackwater World Order

    A Blackwater World Order The privatization of America’s wars swells the ranks of armies for hire across the globe. By Kelley Vlahos • February 6, 2015 Chuck Holton / Flickr After… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts

    Business Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts The Guardian By Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent 2 February 2015 17:22 Judgment comes amid mounting concern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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