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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
GAO: Noncompetitive Contracts Need Stronger Oversight
GAO: Noncompetitive Contracts Need Stronger Oversight March 28, 2014 This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report analyzing a type of federal contract awarded without full and open competition. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
Urgency Exceptions for War-Zone Contracts Mostly Justified, GAO Finds
Urgency Exceptions for War-Zone Contracts Mostly Justified, GAO Finds By Charles S. Clark March 27, 2014 Afghan security forces and U.S. soldiers arrive at the site where a suicide attacker rammed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army cancels new security contract with Sicherheit Nord
Army cancels new security contract with Sicherheit Nord A Pond Security Service van sits in a parking lot at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany. After protests from rival contractors, the Army… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Noncompetitive Contracts Based on Urgency Need Additional Oversight
Federal Contracting: Noncompetitive Contracts Based on Urgency Need Additional Oversight GAO-14-304: Published: Mar 26, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 26, 2014. Highlights View Report (PDF, 63 pages) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Security services for the Delegation of the European Union to Russia
Security services for the Delegation of the European Union to Russia (ref. EEAS-101-DELRUSM-SER-FWC) Mena Report 13 March 2014 © 2014 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com). Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com Company Contract award:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon wants contractor to pick propaganda audiences
Pentagon wants contractor to pick propaganda audiences Ray Locker, USA TODAY 5:44 p.m. EST February 27, 2014 (Photo: (Photo: Sgt. Joshua T. Greenfield, 2nd Marine Division)) SHARECONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE Military officials are moving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Key customer for Erickson Air-Crane depends on Afghanistan contracts
Key customer for Erickson Air-Crane depends on Afghanistan contracts Five years ago, Tuesday, Erickson Air-Crane held a public ceremony to mark the opening of its headquarters in southwest Portland’s Johns Landing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Homeland Security wants private firm to give access to nationwide license plate information
The Canadian Press February 19, 2014 9:21pm Homeland Security wants private firm to give access to nationwide license plate information WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department is proposing that a private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Federal Contracting Hearing Leaves Unanswered Questions
Federal Contracting Hearing Leaves Unanswered Questions March 7, 2014 Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) Yesterday, the Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight held a hearing on the federal government’s contractor performance and integrity… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Billionaire Musk makes push to launch military satellites
Billionaire Musk makes push to launch military satellites The SpaceX chief urges U.S. to seek competitive bids for its space program. SpaceX chief Elon Musk told the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading