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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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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Human Rights Due Diligence in the Private Security Industry
Join Human Analytics on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 12:00 EDT for an educational webinar: “Human Rights Due Diligence in the Private Security Industry.” This online event, co-sponsored with INSSA is free to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SA fighters warned on Gaza
SA fighters warned on Gaza August 3 2014 at 12:06pm By MASOOD BOOMGAARD AP Palestinians look for their belongings in the rubble of houses destroyed in an Israeli strike, in Rafah,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Quick, Sloppy and Expensive Background Checks
Quick, Sloppy and Expensive Background Checks NYT Blogs By FRANCIS X. CLINES 25 July 2014 Running security background checks on government job applicants has become a booming private industry in Washington’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Developments and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: Filling the Accountability Gap?
U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Developments and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: Filling the Accountability Gap? Meg Roggensack Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors Group Would Restructure White House Procurement Shop
Contractors Group Would Restructure White House Procurement Shop By Charles S. Clark July 28, 2014 “We need to fundamentally rethink the workforce, to create a unified vision across government,” said Stan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The black hole of US government contracting
The black hole of US government contracting Exclusive 28 July, by Danielle Marie Mackey In January 2008, a 24-year-old Green Beret from Pennsylvania, Ryan Maseth, was electrocuted and killed while showering… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Who’s Guarding Whom? Private Security Contractors and the Need for Government Action
Who’s Guarding Whom? Private Security Contractors and the Need for Government Action Posted: 07/22/2014 4:01 pm EDT Updated: 07/22/2014 4:59 pm EDT Coauthored by Nicole Vander Meulen The Department of Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad
Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad Share us on: By Erica Teichert Law360, Washington (June 19, 2014, 4:43 PM ET) — As the trial began this week in Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Leahy, Price Introduce Legislation To Hold American Contractors Overseas Accountable Under U.S. Law
Leahy, Price Introduce Legislation To Hold American Contractors Overseas Accountable Under U.S. Law July 14, 2014 WASHINGTON (MONDAY, July 14, 2014) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies
Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies Mandate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading