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- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
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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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PMSC Daily Digest — 14 September 2026
PMSC Daily Digest — 14 September 2026 Bottom line: The strongest items today concern contractor-linked security and intelligence ecosystems rather than a single kinetic PMSC incident. The key themes are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE UNLISTED PARTNER
Colton: Better than that. I watched the filing cabinet get formally decommissioned, the ashes swept up, and a press release issued thanking everyone for their patience. August eleventh. Treasury killed it clean — beneficial ownership reporting, gone, for every domestic company and every U.S. person behind them. Then FinCEN said the quiet part out loud: they’re deleting what’s already on file. Thirty-three million entities, and the record of who actually owns them just — Continue reading
Wyden, Harrigan and Whitehouse Call on Commerce Department to Sanction Mercenary Foreign Hacking Firms
September 09, 2026 Wyden, Harrigan and Whitehouse Call on Commerce Department to Sanction Mercenary Foreign Hacking Firms Bipartisan Members of Congress Urge Secretary Lutnick to Take Action Against Three Indian Companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Reps. Espaillat, Mejia, Menendez Conduct Oversight Visit at Delaney Hall Following Reports of Negligent Conditions
Reps. Espaillat, Mejia, Menendez Conduct Oversight Visit at Delaney Hall Following Reports of Negligent Conditions September 9, 2026, 3:21 pm | in For Immediate Release: Date: September 9, 2026 Reps. Espaillat,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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THE LONG SHADOW OF THE SWORD-FOR-HIRE: Part Two: The Corporate Sovereign
“Who actually oversees a private military and security company once the ink on the contract is dry? The instinctive answer is the client government. Look at the chart. By the time the money and the mandate trickle down to the man kicking in a door in Mogadishu or guarding a pipeline in the Niger Delta, the principal-agent chain has stretched so long it snaps.” Continue reading
Posted in Control, David Isenberg, Fiction, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Symposium on PMSCs: Ukraine’s New Bill on PMSCs – A Possible Pandora’s Box for Operations Abroad?
On 6 May 2025, a new bill was presented to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: the “Draft Law on International Activities of Private Law Legal Entities in the Military and Security Spheres” (“Draft Law on PMSCs”). The proposal was referred to the parliament’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, and seeks to regulate the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs), as well as to establish specific state requirements for providing these services both within and outside Ukraine to strengthen the country’s role in the global security market. In this manner, Ukraine is now aiming to regulate its PMSCs industry, which in developed countries like the USA is expected to reach a market value of USD 457.3 billion by 2030. This bill is pending parliamentary discussion in the Verkhovna Rada, but it is worthwhile to analyse its current state and potential challenges. Continue reading
European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs)
Generated by Gemini AI September 7, 2006 Eastern Europe Legislative Frameworks: European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs) for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Summary table comparing the Yearsley government contractor defense with FTCA combatant-activities preemption limits.
Summary table comparing the Yearsley government contractor defense with FTCA combatant-activities preemption limits. Generated by Gemini AI, Sept 7, 2026 The Yearsley doctrine and the FTCA combatant-activities exception serve as two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A War-Built Industry With No Legal Name: Ukraine Moves to Regulate Its Private Military Boom
Russia-Ukraine War 16 JUNE 2026 A War-Built Industry With No Legal Name: Ukraine Moves to Regulate Its Private Military Boom Private firms already train drone pilots, clear minefields, and shoot Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Action Alert: Cosponsor the Bipartisan Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act 2.0
February 20, 2026 | Action Alert Action Alert: Cosponsor the Bipartisan Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act 2.0 Bottom Line Up Front Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the Holding Accountable… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading