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Dems Target War Zone Support Contracts
Alarmed by the increasing use of contractors to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Democrats in the House of Representatives are demanding that the military shift more of the lucrative work handled by U.S. companies to the Iraqis and Afghanis.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
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CIA is dropping contract help
CIA Director Leon Panetta yesterday told employees of the spy agency that private contractors will no longer be permitted to interrogate suspected terrorists and that the agency will close down what remains of its secret network of detention centers.
Friday, April 10, 2009
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Pentagon to hire thousands of employees, cut contractors
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended major changes in the Pentagon's procurement priorities and acquisition practices, and said the department would scale back significantly the role of contractors in support services.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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U.S. Moves to Replace Contractors in Iraq
In a commandwide directive issued Jan. 31, Gen. Ray Odierno, the U.S. commander in Iraq, ordered all military units to start cutting U.S. contractors at a target rate of 5 percent each quarter and to hire more Iraqis to do their jobs. "As we transition more responsibility and control to the government of Iraq, it's time to make this change," he added.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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A drawdown of contractors in Iraq
American troops have a silent partner in Iraq: Tens of thousands of contractors who support their mission in unsung but critical ways, serving food, providing security, and cleaning bathrooms. But as President Obama reduces the American military presence there over the next year-and-a-half, US commanders face the challenge of weaning themselves off the contractors' services and sending them home.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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Dogs of War: Slippery slope
If anything about the private military contracting industry is certain, it is that it will continue to grow in the future. And that raises an interesting question: What impact will the continuing and growing dependence on private contractors have on the U.S. military establishment?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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U.S. Construction in Afghanistan Sign of Long Commitment
The Army is building $1.1 billion worth of military bases and other facilities in Afghanistan and is planning to start an additional $1.3 billion in projects this year, according to Col. Thomas E. O'Donovan, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan District.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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US pull-back from Iraq will hit private contractors
In Iraq, tens of thousands of private contractors from poor countries like Nepal, Pakistan or Peru keep the U.S. military on its feet, driving trucks, scrubbing floors, and ladling out food at sprawling U.S. bases. But the role of Iraq's multi-billion-dollar contracting business will change next year as Washington draws down troop levels and Iraq assumes control for maintaining a fragile calm.
Friday, January 2, 2009
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Dogs of War: The humanitarianism market
Where are the future markets for private security contractors? In recent years, thanks to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, their clients have been primarily governments or contractors doing reconstruction work. But the Iraq security bubble, valued at $6 billion to $22 billion in 2005, won't last forever, and the future may find contractors working for a very different kind of client, namely bleeding heart humanitarians.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
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PSC prospects in Darfur
With the international community slow to react to the conflict in Darfur, private security companies weigh their options for entering the region.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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Next up to deploy: Civilians
The Defense Department aims to deploy more civilian employees to combat zones to assume jobs done by military personnel stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. To do this, the Pentagon is building a new database of civilian employee volunteers who possess critical skills. It is expected to be done by April. Defense will need medical workers, engineers, contracting officials, budget analysts and information technology specialists, to name a few.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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Dogs of War: Yaargh, here be contractors
The news that Blackwater Worldwide is offering its services to shippers plagued by pirates -- an issue recently in the headlines, due to the continuing attacks on ships off Somalia -- has set the media twittering about the latest domain to be outsourced to private military contractors.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Sudan bars US firms
Sudan said on Thursday it was banning US companies from working with international peacekeepers in Darfur and would not renew a contract held by PAE, a unit of US defence firm Lockheed Martin Corp.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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U.S. seeks 58 bases in Iraq
Iraqi lawmakers say the U.S. is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed "status of forces" agreement that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country indefinitely. Other conditions sought by the U.S. include control over Iraqi airspace up to 30,000 feet and immunity from prosecution for U.S. troops and private military contractors.
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