Articles: Outsourcing/Privatization

Grid-irons: you are duly sentenced to a prison-sponsored stadium The private prison corporation GEO Group’s purchase of naming rights to the home of Florida Atlantic Owls represents a new low in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Is Mandiant a ‘digital Blackwater’? By ANNE FLAHERTY | Associated Press  View PhotoAssociated Press/Jacquelyn Martin – Mandiant founder and CEO Kevin Mandia is seen in his office in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

America Turns its Back on Contractors – Part 3 February 19, 2013 By: Kerry Patton Imagine, if you can, for a moment; fighting for a nation during wartime — a nation you… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Issues in Utilizing Contract Warfighters in National Security Operations – Part 2 February 14, 2013 By: Kerry Patton There are many authorities and observers who assume that there are far too… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

America’s Contractual Fighting Force – Part 1 February 11, 2013 By: Kerry Patton In the wake of Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the United States, America un-caged our best… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Part Three: Bechtel and the Y-12 security breach By Robert Lee Maril and Rachael Lee Published 25 January 2013 With an annual security budget of $150 million, the Y-12 Nuclear Complex… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →