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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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Former Defense Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Participating in Corruption Scheme at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Former Defense Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Participating in Corruption Scheme at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Army Corps Stands By Its Sweetheart Deal With DynCorp
Army Corps Stands By Its Sweetheart Deal With DynCorp April 3, 2013 Exterior Structural Failure, Building 603 (latrine), Kunduz Army Garrison, March 2012 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Corporate Whistle Blower Center Now Targets Federal Contractors Fleecing the Taxpayers and They Ask High End Whistleblowers to Call Them About Reward Programs
Corporate Whistle Blower Center Now Targets Federal Contractors Fleecing the Taxpayers and They Ask High End Whistleblowers to Call Them About Reward Programs The Corporate Whistle Blower Center says, “We now… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge Blows Away Security Firm’s Claim
Judge Blows Away Security Firm’s Claim By LORRAINE BAILEY (CN) – Former employees may sue a company that provided security for the State Department in Afghanistan, on charges that it falsified… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former Defense Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Participating in Corruption Scheme at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Former Defense Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Participating in Corruption Scheme at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Labor and Liability in U.S. Contracts
The Georgetown University Global Law Scholars Cordially Invite You to Attend Labor and Liability in U.S. Contracts 12:45 p.m., Monday, April 8 with a Lunch Reception at 12:15 p.m. 600#New Jersey… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SHIELDS OF WAR: DEFINING MILITARY CONTRACTORS’ LIABILITY FOR TORTURE
American University Law Review June, 2012 61 Am. U.L. Rev. 1417 WAR, TERROR, AND THE FEDERAL COURTS, TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11: NOTE: SHIELDS OF WAR: DEFINING MILITARY CONTRACTORS’ LIABILITY FOR TORTURE You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Former U.S. Army Captain Sentenced For Accepting Gratuities From Iraqi Contractors
Oklahoma City Oklahoman April 2, 2013 Pg. 10 Former U.S. Army Captain Sentenced For Accepting Gratuities From Iraqi Contractors From staff reports A former U.S. Army captain from Lawton was sentenced… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
TORTURE ON TRIAL: HOW THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE MAY EXPOSE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S ILLEGAL “EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION” PROGRAM THROUGH ITS USE OF A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law Fall, 2007 14 ILSA J Int’l & Comp L 189 TORTURE ON TRIAL: HOW THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE MAY EXPOSE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Richmond Man Indicted for Theft of Generators from American Military Base in Iraq
Richmond Man Indicted for Theft of Generators from American Military Base in Iraq U.S. Attorney’s Office March 21, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia (804) 819-5400 RICHMOND, VA—Reuben Thomas, 35, of Richmond,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading