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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
Did Y-12 break-in kill WSI’s bid on other contract?
Frank Munger’s Atomic City Underground January 18, 2013 Friday 6:20 AM EST BLOG: Atomic City Underground: Did Y-12 break-in kill WSI’s bid on other contract? Frank Munger Jan 17, 2013 (Frank… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Contract Notice: Department of State, Issues Solicitation for “Baghdad Life Support Services (BLISS)”
US Official News January 19, 2013 Saturday US Contract Notice: Department of State, Issues Solicitation for “Baghdad Life Support Services (BLISS)” DATELINE: WASHINGTON Department of State, Office of Acquisitions Officer has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Iraq, Logistics, State Department
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Funds for SIGIR, agency charged with oversight of Iraq reconstruction, set to expire in March
Funds for SIGIR, agency charged with oversight of Iraq reconstruction, set to expire in March Shaminder Dulai/San Antonio Express-News – Army Maj. John L. Cockerham is escorted into U.S. Federal Court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mutiny in Kabul
Mutiny in Kabul An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America’s most important embassy. BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013 Private guards responsible for protecting what may be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Control, Shooters
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SIGAR Finds $6.3 Million Unnecessarily Paid for Maintenance on Vehicles That Had Been
Good Morning, Today SIGAR released an audit on the Afghan National Police vehicle maintenance contract. SIGAR found about $6.3 million was unnecessarily paid on vehicles that had been destroyed or that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Quality Controls for the Rotary Wing Transport Contracts Performed in Afghanistan Need Improvement
01/16/2013 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Quality Controls for the Rotary Wing Transport Contracts Performed in Afghanistan Need Improvement, January 15, 2013 (Project No. D2012-D000AS-0031.000) DODIG-2013-037 What We Did We determined… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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CACI Selected for Defense Contract
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/90435/caci-selected-for-defense-contract CACI Selected for Defense Contract by Zacks Equity Research January 15, 2013 CACI International Inc (CACI – Analyst Report) recently announced that it was selected as one of the seven… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SAIC, CACI Part of Defense Department Contract Worth Up to $899 Million
SAIC, CACI Part of Defense Department Contract Worth Up to $899 Million By Rich Smith, The Motley Fool Posted 2:22PM 01/14/13 Defense contractors SAIC and CACI today both announced their participation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army of One … Contractor
December 17, 2012 Army of One … Contractor January 11, 2013 Mark Thompson posted an interesting federal contracting-related tidbit Tuesday on TIME’s national security blog, Battleland. He looked at a list of recent Department of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Norfolk police owed £33,000 from G4S Olympic Games failure
Norfolk police owed £33,000 from G4S Olympic Games failure By Tom Bristow Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:30 AM An Olympic Games security scandal has left Norfolk Police almost £33,000 out of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading