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    MPs warn of risks in probation service privatisation

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    MPs warn of risks in probation service privatisation Guardian.co.uk By Alan Travis theguardian.com 21 May 2014 Commons committee concerned about public safety risks in Chris Grayling’s reform of rehabilitation services in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Police could be replaced by private security guards at Houses of Parliament

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    Police could be replaced by private security guards at Houses of Parliament The Government is thought to be outsourcing security screening to save money Lizzie Dearden Saturday 17 May 2014 Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Obamacare Contractor With $1.2 Billion Deal Pays Employees to Do Nothing

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    Obamacare Contractor With $1.2 Billion Deal Pays Employees to Do Nothing Peter Suderman|May. 14, 2014 11:27 am On September 26 of last year, just days before Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    No thanks for the outsourced

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    No thanks for the outsourced  Your Turn by Matthew Doyle As the two-front conflict in the Global War on Terror comes to a close, the U.S. Department of Defense has announced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DynCorp Targets U.K. as Afghan Work Unwinds

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    DynCorp Targets U.K. as Afghan Work Unwinds Wall Street Journal By Doug Cameron 12 May 2014 16:21, DynCorp International Inc., one of the largest U.S. defense contractors in Afghanistan, hopes to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing

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    Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing MacDonald, Peter (2013): Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing. PDF MPRA_paper_46688.pdf Download (324Kb) | Preview Abstract Abstract This article argues that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Office of Transition Initiatives and the Subversion of Societies

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    Weekend Edition May 2-4, 2014 Understanding the US Policy of Diplomacy, Development, and Defense The Office of Transition Initiatives and the Subversion of Societies by HORACE C. CAMPBELL Introduction On March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    There’s no evidence that outsourcing public services ever works

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    There’s no evidence that outsourcing public services ever works Very few of us believe companies such as Serco and G4S can run services. So where’s the public debate about what’s next? … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Defence cuts, outsourcing “crazy”: union

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    Defence cuts, outsourcing “crazy”: union Date May 2, 2014 Noel Towell Reporter for The Canberra Times National Commission of Audit chair Tony Shepherd Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Report recommends public service cuts,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Sen. Walsh takes aim at defense contracting

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    Sen. Walsh takes aim at defense contracting May 2, 2014    Walsh Written by Jenn Rowell Tribune Staff Writer Studies have found that the government’s reliance on contractors has grown significantly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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