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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
Black & Veatch’s White Elephant in Kabul
Black & Veatch’s White Elephant in Kabul IPS-Inter Press Service 11/19/2009 By Pratap Chatterjee KABUL – In a secluded valley a few miles from Kabul’s international airport, Caterpillar turbines custom-built in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Corrections to examine its contract with Serco after “fight club” videos
Corrections to examine its contract with Serco after “fight club” videos Fighting in prison is no new phenomenon, but filming them on mobile phones and uploading to social media has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Army Contracting Command–Rock Island Needs to Improve Contracting Officer’s Representative Training and Appointment for Contingency Contract
Audit Report 07-10-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management U.S. Army Contracting Command–Rock Island Needs to Improve Contracting Officer’s Representative Training and Appointment for Contingency Contracts (Project No. D2015-D000CI-0123.000) DODIG-2015-147 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
B-410881.3, Strategic Intelligence Group, LLC, June 23, 2015
Strategic Intelligence Group, LLC B-410881.3: Jun 23, 2015 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 13 pages) DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case
KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case By Jimmy Hoover Law360, Washington (June 26, 2015, 5:06 PM ET) — KBR Inc. took a hit in an ongoing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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AAR wins contract to support Afghan C-130 fleet
AAR wins contract to support Afghan C-130 fleet Posted 1 July 2015 · Add Comment AAR, a provider of aviation services has been awarded a five-year, approximately $72 million Complete Logistics… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Lockheed Martin Unit to Provide CLS Support to Iraq for F-16s
Lockheed Martin Unit to Provide CLS Support to Iraq for F-16s by Zacks Equity Research Published on June 30, 2015 A Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT – Analyst Report) unit, Lockheed Martin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
CIA has paid millions to a consulting firm to help with reorganization
CIA has paid millions to a consulting firm to help with reorganization Under a plan that CIA Director John O. Brennan, pictured in 2014, announced in March, the agency is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Inquiry into Location Data for $210 Million USAID-funded Afghan Healthcare Program
Inquiry into Location Data for $210 Million USAID-funded Afghan Healthcare Program Today, SIGAR published an inquiry into USAID’s Partnership Contracts for Health (PCH) program in Afghanistan. The letter notes: — An… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UNITED STATES, ex rel. THOMAS WATKINS, v. KBR
UNITED STATES, ex rel. THOMAS WATKINS, Plaintiff/Relator, v. KBR, INC., and KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC., Defendants. Case No. 4:10-cv-4010.United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Rock Island Division.May 22,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading