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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: Contracts
Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions
Wanted: Accurate assessment of sourcing decisions Oct. 2, 2011 – 01:48PM | By GUY BEN-ARI and JESSE ELLMAN Between 2000 and 2010, federal spending on service contracts grew in constant terms… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Lured By Promises Of Wealth, F.B.I. Agent Was Drawn Into Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say
New York Times October 2, 2012 Pg. 28 Lured By Promises Of Wealth, F.B.I. Agent Was Drawn Into Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say By Russ Buettner As he approached retirement this year,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal, Training
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SAIC Loses Protest Of $4.6 Billion Contract Awarded To Lockheed
Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) October 2, 2012 SAIC Loses Protest Of $4.6 Billion Contract Awarded To Lockheed By Nick Taborek SAIC Inc., the eighth-biggest federal contractor, has lost a protest it filed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CACI Awarded Prime Contract on Multiple-Award Program with Potential Value of $247 Million to Support U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
By BusinessWirevia The Motley Fool Posted 8:36AM 10/01/12 CACI Awarded Prime Contract on Multiple-Award Program with Potential Value of $247 Million to Support U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Contractor Sues Civilian Over Raid
Military Contractor Sues Civilian Over Raid By MARLENE KENNEDY FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (CN) – A military contractor says in court that a civilian staged an armed raid on its plant in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SA-linked military firm loses anti-piracy contract
SA-linked military firm loses anti-piracy contract September 29 2012 at 03:42pm By Ivor Powell Somalia – Controversial SA-linked private military operator Sterling Corporate Services, aka Saracen International, has lost its anti-piracy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Piracy, Somalia, South Africa, United Nations
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Tribal Warfare
Foreign Policy Magazine Tribal Warfare Why did the Pentagon award a $7 million Afghanistan security contract to this group of Native Americans in Oklahoma? BY JOHN REED | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Will No One Rid Me of This Turbulent Company?
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Will No One Rid Me of This Turbulent Company? Posted: 09/28/2012 10:38 am Now that the London Olympics are receding into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Two G4S Directors Quit Over Olympic Failure
Two G4S Directors Quit Over Olympic Failure Sky News Two G4S Directors Quit Over Olympic Failure Two directors of security firm G4S have resigned after the company announced the findings of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Olympics security – Home Affairs Committee
Olympics security – Home Affairs Committee Home Affairs Committee The Home Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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