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    Lawsuit Alleges Unrealistic Caseload At Firm That Vets Defense Contractors

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    Dave Jamieson dave.jamieson@huffingtonpost.com Lawsuit Alleges Unrealistic Caseload At Firm That Vets Defense Contractors Posted: 10/17/2013 4:12 pm EDT WASHINGTON — Another former investigator has sued the private, for-profit firm that performs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Neoliberalism, Constructivism, and the Rise and Prominence of Private Military and Security Companies in Global Security

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    Alejandro Garcia De La Garza | 14/10/2013, 15:05 Neoliberalism, Constructivism, and the Rise and Prominence of Private Military and Security Companies in Global Security The development of new technologies, the way… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatization and Accountability

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    Privatization and Accountability Laura Dickinson George Washington University – Law School December 2011 Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 7, pp. 101-120, 2011 First published online as a Review… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Investigation Private security firms cash in on guarding EU borders

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      Boat migrant clothes discarded on boat in Lampedusa (Photo: noborder network) Investigation Private security firms cash in on guarding EU borders 25.09.13 @ 09:25 Related Migrants set fire to Greek… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Crime scenes to be guarded by private security firm for trial run

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    Crime scenes to be guarded by private security firm for trial run 4:29pm Monday 30th September 2013 in News Crime scenes to be guarded by private security firm for trial run… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    When Batman isn’t available: Crowd-fund

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    Friday, Oct 11, 2013 07:44 AM EST When Batman isn’t available: Crowd-fund Broken society alert: An Oakland, Calif., neighborhood turns to the Internet to raise money for local security By Andrew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S: A tale of two troubled prisons

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    G4S: A tale of two troubled prisons Clare Sambrook 7 October 2013 Subjects: G4S: securing whose world? Privatisation’s flagship African jail is beset by kidnap, rape and stabbings. In Oakwood Prison, England,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Shutdown affects U.S. military religious services

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    Shutdown affects U.S. military religious services Published 8 October 2013 A shortage of active duty Catholic chaplains has led the government to hire contract priests to offer religious services in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Faulty Background Checks: Hundreds Of U.S. Security Clearance Records Falsified

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    Faulty Background Checks: Hundreds Of U.S. Security Clearance Records Falsified Reuters  |  By Tabassum Zakaria Posted: 09/25/2013 12:59 am EDT  |  Updated: 09/25/2013 10:47 am EDT WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Using more contractors, drones may help sell wars to public, British MoD study suggests

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    Using more contractors, drones may help sell wars to public, British MoD study suggests Published time: September 27, 2013 01:05 Edited time: September 28, 2013 16:24 Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett Download… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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