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Pitfalls of the A-76 process. (Pressures of a Shrinking Budget)
Pitfalls of the A-76 process. (Pressures of a Shrinking Budget) William A. Cunningham, III and Justin W. Lavadour Air Force Journal of Logistics. 25.4 (Winter 2001): p1. http://www.aflma.hq.af.mil/lgj/Afjlhome.html Outsourcing proponents have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guns For Hire: The Legal, Policy, and Ethical Implications for the Growing Reliance upon Military Contractors
Here is the video of the private military and security contracting event I spoke at on Tuesday at the American University Washington College of Law. Panel 1 (Exploring the history and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE CASE OF THE MURDERING WIVES: REID v. COVERT…,
THE CASE OF THE MURDERING WIVES: REID v. COVERT…, 212 Mil. L. Rev. 133 Military Law Review Summer, 2012 Department of Army Pamphlet 27-100-212 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Criminal liability of civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Criminal liability of civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ingrid L. Price Source: Stanford Journal of International Law. 49.2 (Summer 2013): p491. I. INTRODUCTION II. THE GAPING HOLE: MILITARY CONTRACTORS IN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater’s new battlefield: toward a regulatory regime in the United States for privately armed contractors operating at sea.
Blackwater’s new battlefield: toward a regulatory regime in the United States for privately armed contractors operating at sea Sean Patrick Mahard Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. 47.1 (Jan. 2014): p331. http://law.vanderbilt.edu/index.aspx… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ambush and aftermath: contractors and bureaucracy on the interagency battlefield
Ambush and aftermath: contractors and bureaucracy on the interagency battlefield Paul Christopher Military Review. 90.1 (January-February 2010): p117. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN CONFRONTING BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES, common sense should override formal procedures… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe
The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe Scott Stephenson Military Review. 93.3 (May-June 2013): p86. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/ THE BUSINESS OF WAR: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Breaking the yardstick: the dangers of market-based governance
Breaking the yardstick: the dangers of market-based governance Don J. DeYoung Defense Horizons. .67 (May 2009): p1. Overview In the middle of the last century, America became a superpower. It happened,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private military companies within the perspective of security governance
Private military companies within the perspective of security governance/Guvenlik yonetisimi cercevesinde ozel askeri sirketler Author(s): Burak Tangor and Haldun Yalcinkaya Source: Uluslararasi Iliskiler / International Relations. 7.25 (Spring 2010): p127. Abstract:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Government by contract and the structural constitution
Government by contract and the structural constitution Author(s): Kimberly N. Brown Source: Notre Dame Law Review. 87.2 (Dec. 2011): p491. Full Text: Although private parties have performed government functions throughout most… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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