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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
DOD Contract Services: Improved Planning and Implementation of Fiscal Controls Needed
DOD Contract Services: Improved Planning and Implementation of Fiscal Controls Needed GAO-15-115: Published: Dec 11, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 11, 2014. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF, 35 pages) Additional Materials: Highlights Page:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Psychologists’ $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA’s ‘Remarkably Broad’ Acquisition Authorities
Psychologists’ $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA’s ‘Remarkably Broad’ Acquisition Authorities By Charles S. Clark December 10, 2014 Former CIA Director Michael Hayden Kevin Wolf/AP file photo Among many controversial CIA actions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S and Serco won Government contracts when they were meant to be out in the cold
G4S and Serco won Government contracts when they were meant to be out in the cold There are only a few companies big enough to take on all the work the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
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CIA ’s torture experts got millions, face new scrutiny
CIA ’s torture experts got millions, face new scrutiny Michael Doyle and Marisa Taylor McClatchy Washington Bureau 10 December 2014 WASHINGTON The well-paid psychologists had a plan and a contract to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
War Contractor Socked With a Huge Fine
War Contractor Socked With a Huge Fine The Wall Street Journal Doug Cameron 9 December 2014 The former supplier of food and beverages to U.S. troops in Afghanistan agreed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Revolving door lets USAID officials get jobs with major N.C. contractor
Revolving door lets USAID officials get jobs with major N.C. contractor By Sarah Westwood | December 9, 2014 | 5:00 am A North Carolina nonprofit awarded billions of tax dollars over… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Has the government forgiven Serco for the Yarl’s Wood scandal?
Has the government forgiven Serco for the Yarl’s Wood scandal? Colin Cram Just a few years after the immigration centre was caught in an abuse scandal, the outsourcer’s £70m contract has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back
Kevin Maurer Out From the Shadows 12.08.14 Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back First he worked for U.S. commandos. Then he made millions. Then the American government seized his money. Now,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pan Am security report calls CSC choice fair
Pan Am security report calls CSC choice fair November 27, 2014 Written by Staff The Ontario government’s decision to award the contract for the bulk of the private security needed for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp Faces FCA Claims Over Kuwait Air Force Contract
DynCorp Faces FCA Claims Over Kuwait Air Force Contract By Andrew Westney Law360, New York (December 03, 2014, 7:29 PM ET) — DynCorp International Inc. has been hit with a False… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading