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- 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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DC Navy Yard Shooting: Fixing the Security Clearance Process
Full Committee DC Navy Yard Shooting: Fixing the Security Clearance Process Witness and Testimony Documents The Honorable Katherine Archuleta Director U.S. Office of Personnel and Management You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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Democrats seek probe of U.S. contractor for security checks
Thomson Reuters February 11, 2014 6:03pm Democrats seek probe of U.S. contractor for security checks (Globalpost/GlobalPost) Advertisement By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday sought an investigation of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Escape to cost Serco over $700,000, contractor admits failures
Escape to cost Serco over $700,000, contractor admits failures KAITLYN OFFER PerthNow February 11, 2014 7:51PM CCTV showing escapee Cameron John Graham on the run. Source: Supplied Nine News – SERCO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rwanda: Police Set to License Private Security Firms
Rwanda: Police Set to License Private Security Firms By Edwin Musoni, 8 February 2014 A new draft law giving Rwanda National Police powers to license and deregister new private security companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Accountability in War – and Peace
Accountability in War – and Peace | Commentary By Patrice McDermott Jan. 10, 2014, 1:31 p.m. As we withdraw our troops, but not our tax dollars, from Afghanistan, we are poised… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Pentagon’s PR War Against SIGAR
The Pentagon’s PR War Against SIGAR February 4, 2014 Last week, USA Today reporter Tom Vanden Brook revealed that commanders of U.S. forces in Afghanistan are deploying an aggressive public relations strategy against… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Background Checks Update: Following McCaskill Criticism, OPM Agrees to Stop Letting Contractors Oversee Their Own Security Clearance Work
Background Checks Update: Following McCaskill Criticism, OPM Agrees to Stop Letting Contractors Oversee Their Own Security Clearance Work Updated: Feb 06, 2014 5:03 PM EST NEWS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Huh? Obama to Recommend Outsourcing NSA Data Control. Maybe to CGI Federal?
Huh? Obama to Recommend Outsourcing NSA Data Control. Maybe to CGI Federal? Via AP: President Barack Obama on Friday will call for ending the government’s control of phone data from millions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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International mandatory standard for PMSCs needs industry support
International mandatory standard for PMSCs needs industry support By Gary Howard from London Private maritime security companies should ideally be held to one internationally recognised standard, according to the European Commission.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judicial review of government contractor suspensions
Judicial review of government contractor suspensions Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Jeffrey P. Bialos, James J. Briody, Lee C. Davis, Mark D. Herlach, Gail L. Westover and Kent C. Sullivan USA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading