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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.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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New Contracts Reflect Continued Presence in Iraq
The depth of U.S. involvement in Iraq and the difficulty the next president will face in pulling personnel out of the country are illustrated by a handful of new contract proposals made public in May. The contracts call for new spending, from supplying mentors to officials with Iraq's Defense and Interior ministries to establishing a U.S.-marshal-type system to protect Iraqi courts. Contractors would provide more than 100 linguists with secret clearances and deliver food to Iraqi detainees at a new, U.S.-run prison. The proposals reflect multiyear commitments.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Dogs of War: Back to Africa
David Isenberg, who writes a weekly column "Dogs of War" for United Press International, takes a look at wha the future might hold for the private military industry.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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For Contractors in War Zones, Business Will Keep Growing
The constant sniping in Washington about military contractors — particularly those doing business in Iraq — ignores the inescapable conclusion that the privatization of government functions not only is here to stay, but is going to get bigger. By the government’s own estimates, of the Pentagon’s $300 billion annual procurement outlays, half is for private-sector service contracts.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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State Dept. May Phase Out Blackwater
The State Department may phase out or limit the use of private security guards in Iraq, which could mean canceling Blackwater USA's contract or awarding it to another company in line with an Iraqi government demand.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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Firms battle for Iraq security deals
More consolidation is expected in the years ahead with firms either shutting up shop completely because there are no more contracts to be won in Iraq, or changing their focus to try to win business in Afghanistan, Africa and other hotspots. "I think we would expect to see some of the smaller or mid-size companies going," said Patrick Toyne-Sewell, the director of communications at ArmorGroup. "There is a general trend to try to diversify outside of Iraq, particularly for those who started there" and don't yet have operations elsewhere in the global $2.5 billion industry.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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The Planned US Airbase at Kleiaat, Lebanon
Construction of a US airbase on the grounds of the largely abandoned airbase at Klieaat in northern Lebanon may begin late this year. To make the project more palpable, it is being promoted as a 'US/NATO' base that will serve as the headquarters of a NATO rapid deployment force, helicopter squadrons, and Special Forces units.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Officials Discuss AFRICOM Plans
AFRICOM will have a different mission set than other combatant commands, focusing heavily on security cooperation and building partner capacity of African nations.
Friday, April 27, 2007
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Growing Unrest Posing a Threat to Nigerian Oil
The lack of security has created demand for private security firms to help oil companies make conditions safer for their workers who are adjusting to a new lifestyle. For example, Triple Canopy, an American security firm founded shortly after the Iraq invasion, opened its first office outside of the Middle East in Lagos last summer.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
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Backlash Over Sole-source Contracts Creating Opportunities
The backlash over the federal government's reliance on sole-source contracts with large companies in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Hurricane Katrina clean-up is translating into
a major and growing bonanza for small business firms, particularly those run by veterans, women and minorities.
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