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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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Tag Archives: Control
Counter-Piracy Drama: The Peanut Gallery and the Big Kids
Counter-Piracy Drama: The Peanut Gallery and the Big Kids by John A C. Cartner Special to Piracy Daily May 2, 2013 In the 1950’s American television aired a favorite of children… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“The good, the bad and the ugly” private maritime security companies (PMSCs) and the search for lessons learned
“The good, the bad and the ugly” private maritime security companies (PMSCs) and the search for lessons learned By Martin Edwin Andersen Editor-in-Chief, Piracy Daily The controversy in late April arising… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Iraq reconstruction has lessons on tackling corruption – US inspector
Iraq reconstruction has lessons on tackling corruption – US inspector Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Thu, 2 May 2013 11:09 AM Author: Stella Dawson More news from our correspondents A view… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Reconstruction
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G4S plc : G4S launches landmark human rights policy
G4S plc : G4S launches landmark human rights policy 04/22/2013| 09:24am US/Eastern G4S, the world’s leading international security solutions group, has today launched a landmark global human rights policy, designed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The American Way: Private Military Contractors & US Law after 9/11
The American Way: Private Military Contractors & US Law after 9/11 Kristine A. Huskey Georgetown University Law Center; Physicians for Human Rights October 1, 2010 Abstract: Although increased reliance on private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Now the real work begins: Implementing the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers
Now the real work begins: Implementing the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers 20 March 2013 | by Meg Roggensack The last decade has seen an explosion in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DEVELOPING ACCOUNTABILITY REGIMES FOR MILITARY CONTRACTORS: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH?
DEVELOPING ACCOUNTABILITY REGIMES FOR MILITARY CONTRACTORS: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH? Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald* Australian military contractors, and in some cases Australian military companies, are currently serving on military operations that range from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon claims $757 million overbilling by contractor in Afghanistan
Pentagon claims $757 million overbilling by contractor in Afghanistan The principal food supplier to US troops in Afghanistan is embroiled in a costly dispute with the Pentagon that has attracted congressional… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash
Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash April 26, 2013 Two never-used 8-ton capacity incinerators at FOB Salerno. On Thursday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released the first in a series… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Casualties, Contracts, Control
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Shea-Porter, Ayotte seek to ensure U.S. agencies will ‘Never Contract with the Enemy’
Shea-Porter, Ayotte seek to ensure U.S. agencies will ‘Never Contract with the Enemy’ WASHINGTON — New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter on Wednesday introduced legislation that would forbid federal contracting with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading