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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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Putting Leash on World’s Private Armies No Easy Task
Published on Friday, September 20, 2013 by Inter Press Service Putting Leash on World’s Private Armies No Easy Task Watchdog body will oversee private military contractors, but critics point to lack… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ambassador King’s Remarks at the Launch Ceremony for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC) Association
Ambassador King’s Remarks at the Launch Ceremony for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC) Association Thursday, September 19, 2013 CICG, Geneva, Switzerland Let me start by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Questions for Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy
Questions for Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy September 18, 2013 Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy When the State Department under secretary responsible for diplomatic security appeared before a House committee today,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Dept. Corrects Testimony POGO Exposed as Misleading
State Dept. Corrects Testimony POGO Exposed as Misleading September 20, 2013 Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy A week after the Project On Government Oversight exposed recent State Department testimony on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ICoCA Launch Marks Significant Step to Improve Private Security Contractor Oversight
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2013/09/18/icoca-launch-marks-significant-step-to-improve-private-security-contractor-oversight/ 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,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Charity slams conduct code for private military and security companies
Charity slams conduct code for private military and security companies 19 September 2013 The charity War on Want today branded as “a licence for abuse” a new voluntary code of conduct… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors
Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors Friday, September 20, 2013 – 01:48Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) – Member governments, security companies and civil society organisations on Thursday formally… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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