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    Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood

    Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood The plan for letting the private sector run Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) as a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Sustaining the UK’s Defence Effort: Contractor Support to Operations Market Dynamics

    Sustaining the UK’s Defence Effort: Contractor Support to Operations Market Dynamics Contractor support to operations (CSO) has become an essential component of the ability to both deploy and sustain the UK’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    RUSI: U.K.’s Procurement Privatization Plan ‘Dubious’

    RUSI: U.K.’s Procurement Privatization Plan ‘Dubious’ Jul. 26, 2012 – 07:01PM By ANDREW CHUTER LONDON — A government plan to hand over the running of Britain’s defense procurement and support effort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Promoting the Concept of ‘UK plc’: A Public-Private Sector Olympic Challenge

    Promoting the Concept of ‘UK plc’: A Public-Private Sector Olympic Challenge Apr 2012, Vol. 157, No. 2 By Valentina Soria The London 2012 Olympics are the catalyst for a renewed effort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    No perfect way to compare private and public sector pay, study finds

    No perfect way to compare private and public sector pay, study finds By Amanda Palleschi July 24, 2012 Recent studies aiming to compare federal and private sector pay have reached opposing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Privatisation of Defence and Security: Risks and Opportunities

    Liberal Emphasis 40, July-August-September 2009. The Privatisation of Defence and Security: Risks and Opportunities by Nikolaos Tzifakis Introduction Over the past years, several states and international organisations have increasingly been entrusting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Devil Is Always in the Details

    David Isenberg Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq The Devil Is Always in the Details Posted: 07/25/2012 11:35 am There is good news and bad news for the private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    No Wonder It’s Classified: The Effectiveness of Intelligence Outsourcing?

    David Isenberg No Wonder It’s Classified: The Effectiveness of Intelligence Outsourcing? Huffington Post, Posted: 07/24/2012 2:23 pm Over the past decade, due to U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Growth of private sector changing face of security

    Growth of private sector changing face of security by Daniel Mason 24 July 2012 Governments must be careful to avoid the pitfalls of contracting out security to private firms – as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Contracting out to Private Military and Security Companies

    Contracting out to Private Military and Security Companies Nikolaos Tzifakis Centre for European Studies, Rue du Commerce 20, Brussels, BE – 1000 The Centre for European Studies (CES) is the political… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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