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Using more contractors, drones may help sell wars to public, British MoD study suggests

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Using more contractors, drones may help sell wars to public, British MoD study suggests Published time: September 27, 2013 01:05 Edited time: September 28, 2013 16:24 Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett Download… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Optima boss joins security committee

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Optima boss joins security committee 10:26am Tuesday 1st October 2013 in News Optima boss joins security committee Nick Anderson, MD of OPTIMA Security Training, has been appointed on to the Training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Conflict row as MoD top brass join contractors

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Exclusive: Conflict row as MoD top brass join contractors Ex-mandarin now in charge of US giant’s bid to manage his former department Mark Leftly Thursday 26 September 2013 Related articles Private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private sector ‘will hold MoD to ransom’: PCS union warns MPs over proposal to outsource defence procurement

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Private sector ‘will hold MoD to ransom’: PCS union warns MPs over proposal to outsource defence procurement Mark Leftly  Sunday 22 September 2013 The British government will be “held to ransom”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S and Serco can bid for £800m of contracts

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The Guardian (London) – Final Edition September 16, 2013 Monday G4S and Serco can bid for £800m of contracts Alan Travis, Home affairs editor Pg. 4 The justice secretary is to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Public protection is not be about profit’

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Gloucestershire Echo September 18, 2013 Wednesday Edition 3; National Edition ‘Public protection is not be about profit’; Protest against probation privatisation plans Nick Webster Pg. 4 PROBATION workers in Gloucester are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Privately-run companies should open drunk tanks’

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Aberdeen Press and Journal September 18, 2013 Wednesday ‘Privately-run companies should open drunk tanks’ David Mckay Pg. 16 Privately-run drunk tanks should be considered to tackle soaring levels of alcohol-fuelled disorder,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Investigated Serco and G4S can bid for new contracts, says Chris Grayling

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Investigated Serco and G4S can bid for new contracts, says Chris Grayling Justice secretary says firms can be in running for MoJ contracts despite fraud probes, but not until ‘forensic audit’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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In Iraq, the Bomb-Detecting Device That Didn’t Work, Except to Make Money

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In Iraq, the Bomb-Detecting Device That Didn’t Work, Except to Make Money By Adam Higginbotham July 11, 2013 Photograph by Karim Kadim/AP Photo On Dec. 9, 2009, Major General Jihad al-Jabiri,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Putting PwC on Serco’s case adds another stink to a very smelly situation

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The Independent (London) August 30, 2013 Friday First Edition Putting PwC on Serco’s case adds another stink to a very smelly situation; OUTLOOK MARK LEFTLY Pg. 54 That accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers  (PwC)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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