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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Tag Archives: Casualties
Lawmakers critical of KBR decision
Lawmakers critical of KBR decision By The Associated Press July 15, 2015 PORTLAND — Members of Oregon’s Congressional delegation have asked the Defense Department to reach a settlement with 12 Oregon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Feds seek 2-1/2-year sentence for Blackwater Iraq massacre participant
Under the Radar Josh Gerstein on the Courts, Transparency, & More Follow @joshgerstein Feds seek 2-1/2-year sentence for Blackwater Iraq massacre participant By JOSH GERSTEIN 7/14/15 6:37 AM EDT The huge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater guard who testified against 4 others sentenced for 2007 shootings
Blackwater guard who testified against 4 others sentenced for 2007 shootings A white Kia was destroyed by members of a Blackwater convoy on Sept. 16, 2007, in Baghdad’s Nisour Squre… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Base Act limits remedies to injured employees of government contractors
Defense Base Act limits remedies to injured employees of government contractors By Brandi O. Brown, J.D. Employees of United States government contractors, severely injured while working in Iraq and Afghanistan, are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Female prison custody officer who was allegedly assaulted as she escorted prisoner at court dies
Female prison custody officer who was allegedly assaulted as she escorted prisoner at court dies Published 03/07/2015 | 15:42 Open Gallery 2 Lorraine Barwell, 54, was being treated at a London… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The hidden casualties of war: civilian frontline workers
Op-Ed The hidden casualties of war: civilian frontline workers U.S. Marine Sgt. James Bernard, 25, who suffers from PTSD and a traumatic brain injury after deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, meditates… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The D.C. Circuit’s Message to Injured Government Contractor Employees: ‘There’s an Exclusive Remedy For That’
The D.C. Circuit’s Message to Injured Government Contractor Employees: ‘There’s an Exclusive Remedy For That’ posted on: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Last week, in an important decision for contingency contractors supporting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Texas, Pa. laws at odds in suit over death of Green Beret from Shaler
Texas, Pa. laws at odds in suit over death of Green Beret from Shaler Bowling, Brian. McClatchy – Tribune Business News [Washington] 03 June 2015. Under Texas and Tennessee proportional liability… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Base Act limits remedies to injured employees of government contractors
Defense Base Act limits remedies to injured employees of government contractors By Brandi O. Brown, J.D. Employees of United States government contractors, severely injured while working in Iraq and Afghanistan, are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military security contractors get PTSD, too
Military security contractors get PTSD, too: Column Molly Dunigan and Carrie Farmer 10:12 a.m. EDT June 11, 2015 In wake of the Nisoor massacre, we need solutions to trauma before it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading