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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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Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies
Muslim Brotherhood Outsourcing Police Powers in Egypt to Private Security Companies March 14, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (3) As reported here last week, the Brotherhood is coping with Egyptian police… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans
Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans By Ewan Foskett, Reporter Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:00 AM HERTS’ police bossolice and crime commissioner David Lloyd has denied it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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When neoliberalism exploded
Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 09:00 AM EST When neoliberalism exploded Historian Daniel Steadman Jones traces the origins of the right’s fascination with privatization and deregulation By Michael W. Clune This article… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contracting work out can create as many problems as it solves
Contracting work out can create as many problems as it solves Though big organisations say external consultants are essential, can they be held to the same levels of transparency? guardian.co.uk, Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PMC = Private Military Chaplain
Orlando Sentinel March 4, 2013 Pg. 1 Top Army Chaplain Trainer Unsure Simulator Is Effective By Richard Bennett, Staff writer The chief of the U.S. Army’s chaplain school has raised a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Grid-irons: you are duly sentenced to a prison-sponsored stadium
Grid-irons: you are duly sentenced to a prison-sponsored stadium The private prison corporation GEO Group’s purchase of naming rights to the home of Florida Atlantic Owls represents a new low in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenary firms: a lucrative niche market
Sunday 24.02.2013 International Service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation A $100 billion market Mercenary firms: a lucrative niche market Contractors of the US private security firm Blackwater secured the site of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Is Mandiant a ‘digital Blackwater’?
Is Mandiant a ‘digital Blackwater’? By ANNE FLAHERTY | Associated Press View PhotoAssociated Press/Jacquelyn Martin – Mandiant founder and CEO Kevin Mandia is seen in his office in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
America Turns its Back on Contractors – Part 3
America Turns its Back on Contractors – Part 3 February 19, 2013 By: Kerry Patton Imagine, if you can, for a moment; fighting for a nation during wartime — a nation you… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Issues in Utilizing Contract Warfighters in National Security Operations – Part 2
Issues in Utilizing Contract Warfighters in National Security Operations – Part 2 February 14, 2013 By: Kerry Patton There are many authorities and observers who assume that there are far too… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading