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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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UN human rights experts urge greater oversight of private security firms in Honduras
UN human rights experts urge greater oversight of private security firms in Honduras Chairperson of the Working Group on the use of Mercenaires Faiza Patel. UN Photo/Violaine Martin 25 February 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Recovering Organizational Clothing and IndividualEquipment from Civilians and ContractorEmployees Remains a Challenge
Report No. DODIG-2013-050 February 22, 2013 Recovering Organizational Clothing and IndividualEquipment from Civilians and ContractorEmployees Remains a Challenge You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Private armies enter judicial cross hairs
Private armies enter judicial cross hairs Switzerland took its first steps to prohibit security firms based in Switzerland from any direct involvement in hostilities abroad (AFP) by Sonia Fenazzi, swissinfo.ch Feb 24,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lawmaker: Army program needs more oversight
Lawmaker: Army program needs more oversight By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, washington — The Army needs to justify the continuation of a $250million program to send social scientists to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Civil Society Statement on the Articles of Association of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers February 15, 2013
Civil Society Statement on the Articles of Association of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers February 15, 2013 The International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for Private Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Security Industry that asks the true human and financial costs of war must be made transparent and accountable, study concludes
Private Security Industry that asks the true human and financial costs of war must be made transparent and accountable, study concludes 19 February 2013 Leicester, University of More effective regulation is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Tightening the belt on agency discretion in suspension and debarment
Tightening the belt on agency discretion in suspension and debarment Husch Blackwell LLP Claude P. Goddard USA February 18 2013 Author page » Federal agencies have closely guarded their authority to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
When Peacemakers Become Perpetrators: Kathryn Bolkovac Introduces The Whistleblower at the UN
Lia Petridis Maiello Journalist and editor When Peacemakers Become Perpetrators: Kathryn Bolkovac Introduces The Whistleblower at the UN Posted: 02/19/2013 6:40 pm Photo: Kathryn BolkovacKathryn Bolkovac had a passion for doing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Switzerland Checks Mercenaries, Partially
Switzerland Checks Mercenaries, Partially By Ray Smith | Aegis, a ‘private security and risk management company’ has moved quietly into Switzerland. Credit: Ray Smith/IPS. BASEL, Feb 18 2013 (IPS) – The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon Fails to Explain Sole-Source Contracts, GAO Says
Pentagon Fails to Explain Sole-Source Contracts, GAO Says By Charles S. Clark February 11, 2013 The Defense Department has made scant headway in justifying its awards of sole-source contracting as required… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading