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    The Snowden Effect: Is Booz Allen feeling it?

    The Snowden Effect: Is Booz Allen feeling it?​ AFPTV/AFP/Getty Images Edward Snowden speaking during his dinner with a group of four retired US ex-intelligence workers and activists at a luxurious room… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    “Secrets R US”: America’s Spying Apparatus, Echelon, NSA Eavesdropping and the Outsourcing of Intelligence Operations

    “Secrets R US”: America’s Spying Apparatus, Echelon, NSA Eavesdropping and the Outsourcing of Intelligence Operations By Greg Guma Global Research, October 29, 2013 This essay is an excerpt from  Big Lies:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Future of U.S. Intelligence Outsourcing

    The Future of U.S. Intelligence Outsourcing Krishnan, Armin. The Brown Journal of World Affairs18.1 (Fall 2011): 195-211.  Abstract (summary) Intelligence outsourcing has gone too far in terms of overall contribution and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Is the Army Making Workforce Decisions Without Cost Data?

    Is the Army Making Workforce Decisions Without Cost Data? October 22, 2013 Last week, Army Times reported on a memo signed by Army Secretary John McHugh proposing to “assign soldiers or units to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Public Beats Private: Six Reasons Why

    Public Beats Private: Six Reasons Why Private systems are focused on making profits for a few well-positioned people. Public systems, when sufficiently supported by taxes, work for everyone in a generally… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatising security in Iraq was always a recipe for disaster

    Privatising security in Iraq was always a recipe for disaster Patrick Cockburn Friday 18 October 2013 The US and British governments never appreciated the hatred with which Iraqis at all levels… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Army memo: Soldiers to replace contractors for dining, security services

    Army memo: Soldiers to replace contractors for dining, security services Leaders target civilian contractor services to save money, keep soldiers busy Oct. 16, 2013 – 06:00AM The Army will replace civilian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit Alleges Unrealistic Caseload At Firm That Vets Defense Contractors

    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

    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

    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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