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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
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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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Review Of The American Reconstruction Of Iraq, An Interview With Former Deputy Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Ginger Cruz
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Review Of The American Reconstruction Of Iraq, An Interview With Former Deputy Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Ginger Cruz Ginger Cruz is currently the CEO of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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U.S. Must Work to End Human Trafficking, Modern-Day Slavery on Government Contracts
04/10/2013 U.S. Must Work to End Human Trafficking, Modern-Day Slavery on Government Contracts By Steven Watt, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Human Rights Program & Allison Frankel, ACLU Human Rights Program at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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AFGHAN CORRUPTION–THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO VICTORY IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
Georgetown Journal of International Law Spring, 2012 43 Geo. J. Int’l L. 873 NOTE: AFGHAN CORRUPTION–THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO VICTORY IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM NAME: KEVIN T. CARROLL * BIO: *… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia (703) 299-3700 ALEXANDRIA, VA—Ramy Elmery, 43, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Executive Order 13303: Is the Bush Administration Choosing Corporations over Human Rights Actions Instituted via the Alien Tort Claims Act?
Executive Order 13303: Is the Bush Administration Choosing Corporations over Human Rights Actions Instituted via the Alien Tort Claims Act? Rod Khavari Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Law, Fall 2006,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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“Contracting with the Enemy”
“Contracting with the Enemy” Posted By Kevin Baron Thursday, April 11, 2013 – 11:15 AM More than 80 percent of the Defense Department’s Afghanistan reconstruction contracts are vulnerable to putting U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Report: Afghan militants could get contract funds
Report: Afghan militants could get contract funds STEPHEN BRAUN | April 11, 2013 07:43 PM EST | WASHINGTON — Militant groups in Afghanistan could still obtain U.S. government contracts and siphon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Kickback Case To Result In Plea Deal Contractors accused of overbilling Pentagon, influence peddling
Washington Post April 11, 2013 Pg. 3 Kickback Case To Result In Plea Deal Contractors accused of overbilling Pentagon, influence peddling By Carol D. Leonnig Two brothers whose defense business flourished… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Holds Hearing on Accountability in U.S. Foreign Assistance
April 10, 2013 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Holds Hearing on Accountability in U.S. Foreign Assistance ISSA: Committee will come to order. We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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