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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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: United Kingdom
Home Office ‘bungled G4S and Serco asylum centre contracts’
Home Office ‘bungled G4S and Serco asylum centre contracts’ MPs issue a scathing verdict on the Government’s latest botched outsourcing project Jim Armitage DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Thursday 24 April 2014 The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Speaker John Bercow accused of risking MPs’ safety with plan to bring in private security firm at Commons
Speaker John Bercow accused of risking MPs’ safety with plan to bring in private security firm at Commons Mail Online By BRENDAN CARLIN, MAIL ON SUNDAY POLITICAL REPORTER 19 April 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Outsourcing/Privatization, UK
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Man loses job. What next? (He’s G4S’s Nick Buckles, by the way)
Man loses job. What next? (He’s G4S’s Nick Buckles, by the way) Clare Sambrook 15 April 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Shine a light What happens after a government outsourcer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Man loses job. What next? (He’s G4S’s Nick Buckles, by the way)
Man loses job. What next? (He’s G4S’s Nick Buckles, by the way) Clare Sambrook 15 April 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Shine a light What happens after a government outsourcer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Serco insider: what it’s really like to work for the outsourcing giant
The Serco insider: what it’s really like to work for the outsourcing giant Staff are treated like schoolchildren and targets are more important than customer serviceEmail A Serco employee Guardian Professional,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S Chief Ashley Almanza Nets £648k Bonus Despite Firm’s Troubles
G4S Chief Ashley Almanza Nets £648k Bonus Despite Firm’s Troubles By Shane Croucher April 14, 2014 15:16 GMT Ashley Almanza is chief executive of scandal-hit G4SReuters G4S boss Ashley Almazna pocketed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Camp Atterbury still home to civilian deployments
Camp Atterbury still home to civilian deployments The Shelbyville News By Maj. Lisa Kopczynski and Timothy Sproles, For The Shelbyville News; Shelby County 6 December 2013 EDINBURGH — Although military mobilizations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Security Guarding
Prior Information Notice – Security services (English) Tenders Electronic Daily 2 April 2014, Journal number…………: 65/2014 Date sent to EUR-OP…….: 30:03:2014 Heading……………….: 01316 Type of document……….: Prior Information Notice Nature of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S cleared to bid for government work
G4S cleared to bid for government work The Daily Telegraph Scott Campbell By Scott Campbell 10 April 2014, SECURITY firm G4S will once again be allowed to bid for government contracts,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, UK
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Agility Logistics exclusive: MoD hires company blacklisted in US to sell off Army gear
Agility Logistics exclusive: MoD hires company blacklisted in US to sell off Army gear Solomon Hughes Monday 10 March 2014 A Kuwaiti firm blacklisted by the US military on major fraud… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
