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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
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Tag Archives: Control
Contract and Controls Over Information Operations Assessments in Afghanistan Should Be Strengthened
Audit Report 11-07-2013 Joint Warfighting and Readiness Contract and Controls Over Information Operations Assessments in Afghanistan Should Be Strengthened (Project No. D2012-D000JA-0223.000) The report is Classified. To request a copy, file… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Tiny Bubbles: Afghan Reconstruction Oversight Shrinks
Tiny Bubbles: Afghan Reconstruction Oversight Shrinks November 8, 2013 By the end of 2014, many U.S.-funded projects under construction in Afghanistan will be outside the U.S. government’s “oversight access bubbles,” according to a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
AMBREY risk gain ISO/PAS 28007 certification with LRQA
AMBREY risk gain ISO/PAS 28007 certification with LRQA By admin on November 4, 2013 at 11:57 PM l-r Kevin Smith, David Derrick, LRQA, Guy Winter, Ambrey Risk and Mike Richards, LRQA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN expert group cites need for global instrument regulating private security companies
UN expert group cites need for global instrument regulating private security companies Chairman-Rapporteur of the five-member UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries Anton Katz. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine 4 November… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Withdrawal Means No Oversight of U.S.-Funded Projects
Afghanistan Withdrawal Means No Oversight of U.S.-Funded Projects October 28, 2013 As involvement in Afghanistan comes to a close, the U.S. will lose much of its ability to conduct oversight of ongoing taxpayer-funded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Control, Reconstruction
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Senate Not Targeting Private Firms In Early Security Clearance Reform Efforts
Senate Not Targeting Private Firms In Early Security Clearance Reform Efforts Oct. 31, 2013 – 08:39PM By JOHN T. BENNETT Office of Personnel Management Director Elaine Kaplan testifies Oct. 31 before… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
United States: The Fifth Circuit Weighs In On Vicarious Liability Under The Anti-Kickback Act
United States: The Fifth Circuit Weighs In On Vicarious Liability Under The Anti-Kickback Act Last Updated: October 28 2013 Article by Kirsten Mayer, Naveen Ganesh and Isabelle Kinsolving FarrarIn a recent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
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Sen. Coburn: Contractor’s Security Clearance System ‘Broken’
Sen. Coburn: Contractor’s Security Clearance System ‘Broken’ Friday, 01 Nov 2013 11:34 AM By Melissa Clyne Senators have blasted the government’s security-clearance system — which green-lighted Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mangaung Prison
Mangaung Prison 28 October 2013 Response to misrepresentations regarding Mangaung prison We note with concern recent media coverage regarding our contract to operate the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) in South Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
FCO Written Ministerial Statement on the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers Association Launch
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Written Ministerial Statement International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers Association Launch 15 October 2013 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading