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    UK becomes world’s second largest outsourcing market

    UK becomes world’s second largest outsourcing market Stuart Weir 29 March 2013 Subjects: Stuart Weir responds to news that the UK is now second only to America as an outsourcing market.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Whistleblowing The NSA

    Whistleblowing The NSA They called out the National Security Agency for corruption and overspending with private contractors. Did the ‘NSA Four’ pay with their careers? Originally aired on March 28, 2013 You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors

    Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors Mar 26, 2013 20:26 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff AW189 SAR concept (click to view full) March 26/13: SAR-H winner. The UK’s Department for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    A lesson from Iraq war: How to outsource war to private contractors

    A lesson from Iraq war: How to outsource war to private contractors During the Iraq war, private defense contractors providing security and support outnumbered troops on the ground at points. Contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Commercialising Security in Europe. Political Consequences for Peace Operations

    News – 20. March 2013 PRIO’s New Security Studies presents its latest book edited by Anna Leander Commercialising Security in Europe. Political Consequences for Peace Operations The PRIO book series New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Feds Spend Big on Outside Legal Work

    Feds Spend Big on Outside Legal Work Andrew Ramonas The National Law Journal 03-13-2013 Contracts from the federal government are a financial staple for plenty of industries — and it turns… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Remember Blackwater?

    Remember Blackwater? Outsourcing the Iraq War to private firms marked a new phase in America’s military industrial complex. The past decade has been full of profit, scandal and lawsuits. Originally aired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Man, The Girl and the Jeep AIA: Nelson Rockefeller’s Precursor Non-Profit Model for Private U.S. Foreign Aid

     Mexico and the World Vol. 6, No 1 (Winter 2001) The Man, The Girl and the Jeep AIA: Nelson Rockefeller’s Precursor Non-Profit Model for Private U.S. Foreign Aid  Margaret C. Boardman, Ph.D.Pepperdine… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies

    Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies March 14, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (3) As reported here last week, the Brotherhood is coping with Egyptian police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans

    Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans By Ewan Foskett, Reporter Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:00 AM HERTS’ police bossolice and crime commissioner David Lloyd has denied it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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