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    US Has Concerns with UK Plan to Outsource Acquisition Oversight

    US Has Concerns with UK Plan to Outsource Acquisition Oversight Apr. 29, 2013 – 05:12PM By DEFENSE NEWS STAFFWASHINGTON AND LONDON — The US Defense Department is expressing concern over a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Ministry of Defence can get better value from the private sector

    The Ministry of Defence can get better value from the private sector Making defence procurement faster and more cost-efficient is not ‘privatising’ the Civil Service Those on the front line do… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Are Private Military Firms The Answer To The Expanding Global Crisis?

    Are Private Military Firms The Answer To The Expanding Global Crisis? Benjamin A. Neil, Benjamin A. Neil, II Abstract For the first time in history of the modern nation-state, governments are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Why Such Secrecy About Private Military Contractor’s Men Working the Event?

    Why Such Secrecy About Private Military Contractor’s Men Working the Event? Speaking as an investigative reporter with almost 40 years’s experience, I can say that when government officials won’t talk, they’re… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Plan to outsource buying of MoD kit

    April 25, 2013 12:40 am Plan to outsource buying of MoD kit By James Blitz, Defence and Diplomatic Editor Philip Hammond, defence secretary, is to begin talks with business on an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Privatization’s Pretensions

    University of Chicago Law Review Spring, 2010 77 U. Chi. L. Rev. 717 Privatization’s Pretensions NAME: Jon D. Michaels+ BIO: + Acting Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading

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    Selective privatization of security: why American strategic leaders choose to substitute private security contractors for national military force

    Selective privatization of security: why American strategic leaders choose to substitute private security contractors for national military force Stanley, Bruce Edwin Dissertation Publication Date: 2012 Graduation Month: May Degree: Doctor of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Contractors and the cost of war: research into economic and cost-effectiveness arguments

    Contractors and the cost of war: research into economic and cost-effectiveness arguments Harris, Neil J. Date: 2006-12 Abstract: Since the end of the Cold War, the Department of Defense has led… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Does Private Military Companies represent a threat or an asset to the Swedish Armed Forces regarding re-recruitment with the focus on the soldiers of FS21?

    Does Private Military Companies represent a threat or an asset to the Swedish Armed Forces regarding re-recruitment with the focus on the soldiers of FS21? Author: Pärnering, Mikael (Swedish National Defence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Thatcher’s Privatizations Cast a Long Shadow

    April 9, 2013, 9:25 p.m. ET Thatcher’s Privatizations Cast a Long Shadow By CHARLES FORELLE LONDON—Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday, reshaped modern Britain by selling state-owned companies into private hands, paving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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