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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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Choice, Voice and Exit in the Consumption of Private Security: Implications for Industry Self-Regulation
Choice, Voice and Exit in the Consumption of Private Security: Implications for Industry Self-Regulation Professor Elke Krahmann Department of Politics and History School of Social Sciences Brunel University, London Uxbridge, UB8… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions
G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions Freedom of information requests reveal that key reports from companies that run detention centres do not exist Paul Farrell and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
ICoCA Launch Marks Significant Step to Improve Private Security Contractor Oversight
CONTACT: Brenda Bowser-Soder, Human Rights First 202-370-3323 | BowserSoderB@humanrightsfirst.org ICoCA Launch Marks Significant Step to Improve Private Security Contractor Oversight For Immediate Release: September 18, 2013 Washington, DC – This week, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions
G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions Freedom of information requests reveal that key reports from companies that run detention centres do not exist Paul Farrell and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGIR Releases Its Final Report
SIGIR Releases Its Final Report September 12, 2013 This $290,000 Ford GT350 Shelby was given to a New Mexico-based construction contractor as a kickback in exchange for Iraq reconstruction subcontracts. This week, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SIGIR IG Stuart Bowen on Federal News Radio
Federal Drive Show Blog – September 11, 2013 Wednesday – 9/11/2013, 12:25pm EDT Today’s Interviews: Stuart Bowen, Jr. Special Instructor General SIGIR Download Audio Ten years after the invasion of Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Will the U.S. support controls on security contractors in Latin America?
Will the U.S. support controls on security contractors in Latin America? Photo by: Charles Atkeison / flickr / Creative Commons An upcoming conference in Switzerland will test U.S. willingness to make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senators Ask State Department To Respond to POGO Report on Embassy Security
Senators Ask State Department To Respond to POGO Report on Embassy Security September 12, 2013 Leaders of a Senate panel are asking the State Department to explain how its assurances about security at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Officials Growl Back at a Watchdog
Memo From Afghanistan U.S. Officials Growl Back at a Watchdog By AZAM AHMED and MATTHEW ROSENBERG Published: September 11, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan — After months of quietly simmering tension, officials from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Video – Work done by Special Inspector General For Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen Jr. and his SIGIR team from 2004 to 2013
Published on Sep 12, 2013 This video portrays the work done by Special Inspector General For Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen Jr. and his SIGIR team from 2004 to 2013. The video… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading