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    Contractors in War Zones: Not Exactly “Contracting”

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      Contractors in War Zones: Not Exactly “Contracting” By David Isenberg | October 9, 2012 Marine photo / Lance Cpl. Grant T. Walker Troops don’t pull K.P. — kitchen patrol —… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Student dissertation explores privatization of global security

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    Student dissertation explores privatization of global security Story by Amanda Stein Javier Chagoya NPS national security affairs doctoral student Cmdr. Dan Straub weighs the benefits and challenges of using private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Getting Data for the Debate: All Hail DTM

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Getting Data for the Debate: All Hail DTM Posted: 10/05/2012 2:34 pm Let’s suppose U.S. diplomats are serving in a dangerous,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-007, “Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civilian and Military Manpower and Contract Support”

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    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1800 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-1800 January 29, 2010 Incorporating Change 4, October 2, 2012 COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions

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    Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions Oct. 2, 2011 – 01:48PM   |   By GUY BEN-ARI and JESSE ELLMAN Between 2000 and 2010, federal spending on service contracts grew in constant terms… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Rush to hire private companies for public policing ‘will be halted’

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    Rush to hire private companies for public policing ‘will be halted’ Private security companies will be banned from taking over front–line police duties under Labour, Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Deconstructing the PMSC Frame

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    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Deconstructing the PMSC Frame Huffington Post Posted: 10/02/2012 3:41 pm Sometimes, as the saying goes, it is not what you say,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Fears for troops’ care in medical rejig

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    Fears for troops’ care in medical rejig October 2, 2012 Daniel Flitton SOLDIERS wounded in Afghanistan and returned home will be among thousands of military personnel caught up in a backlash… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Agencies should file better reports on their service contracts, GAO says

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    Agencies should file better reports on their service contracts, GAO says By Charles S. Clark September 28, 2012 The Obama administration’s effort to better calibrate which functions are inherently governmental and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    State government employees out-earn private sector peers by 6 percent, study finds

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    State government employees out-earn private sector peers by 6 percent, study finds By Amanda Palleschi September 27, 2012 Maciej Walczak/Shutterstock.com The debate over how public and private sector compensation stacks up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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