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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Tag Archives: Contracts
Pond security picks up another contract as GAO dismisses protest
Pond security picks up another contract as GAO dismisses protest A Pond Security Service van sits in a parking lot at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The company, started by a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc.
Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc. B-408916.3,B-408916.4,B-408916.5: Dec 18, 2014 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 15 pages) Additional Materials: Full Report: View Decision (PDF, 15 pages) Contact: Ralph O. White (202) 512-8278 WhiteRO@gao.gov… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges
Nonprofit contracting official indicted on bribery charges By Scott Higham December 22 at 6:00 AM Follow @ScottHigham1 (Scott Eells/Bloomberg) The former chief of contracts for International Relief & Development (IRD)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Federal Subcontracting: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through Contracts
Federal Subcontracting: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through Contracts GAO-15-200: Published: Dec 22, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 2014. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF, 31 pages) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies
KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over ‘Excess’ LOGCAP III Supplies By Linda Chiem Law360, New York (October 10, 2014, 7:07 PM ET) — Defense contracting giant KBR Inc. has been accused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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South Sudan Hires Ex-Blackwater Chief to Restore War-Damaged Oil Facilities
South Sudan Hires Ex-Blackwater Chief to Restore War-Damaged Oil Facilities By Ilya Gridneff Dec 18, 2014 8:19 AM ET Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Erik Prince ran Blackwater from 1997 to 2010, when… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Largest family detention center for immigrants opens in Texas
Largest family detention center for immigrants opens in Texas By Jim Forsyth DILLEY, Texas Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:25pm EST (Reuters) – Saying our borders are “not open to illegal migration,”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Serco wins renewal of Australian immigration centre contract
FINANCE Serco wins renewal of Australian immigration centre contract The Telegraph Online Alan Tovey Industry Editor 11 December 2014 11:13 Welcome boost for embattled company as Australian government extends £1bn deal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID By Charles S. Clark 12:47 PM ET November 25, 2014 Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com A former CEO of a New Jersey-based construction contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Serco Inc.
Serco Inc. B-410676.2: Dec 12, 2014 Serco Inc., of Reston, Virginia, protests the Department of the Army’s issuance of bridge task order (TO) No. W91WAW-11-D-0031-2E21, for support of the Installation Management… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
