Monthly Archives: June 2011

Diplomatic Security: Expanded Missions and Inadequate Facilities Pose Critical Challenges to Training Efforts

Posted on June 30, 2011 6:21 pm by David

Diplomatic Security: Expanded Missions and Inadequate Facilities Pose Critical Challenges to Training Efforts GAO-11-460 June 1, 2011 Summary The Department of State’s (State) Bureau of Diplomatic Security (Diplomatic Security) protects people, information, and property at over 400 locations worldwide and … Continue reading →

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Duncan Hunter Aide Protected by Firm Formerly Known as Blackwater

Posted on June 30, 2011 6:15 pm by David

Duncan Hunter Aide Protected by Firm Formerly Known as Blackwater By Matt Potter | Published Wednesday, June 29, 2011 A top aide to GOP congressman Duncan Hunter headed for Africa this spring on a trip paid for by the International … Continue reading →

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The Whistleblower: The movie the U.N. would prefer you didn’t see

Posted on June 30, 2011 6:09 pm by David

The Whistleblower: The movie the U.N. would prefer you didn’t see Posted By Colum Lynch Wednesday, June 29, 2011 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Hollywood last year to cajole filmmakers and movie stars into making pictures that portray the … Continue reading →

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Office of Special Counsel Must Change Climate and Protect Whistleblowers

Posted on June 30, 2011 4:47 pm by David

Office of Special Counsel Must Change Climate and Protect Whistleblowers Wednesday 29 June 2011 by: Charles M. Smith, Truthout Whistleblowers are an integral part of the system for providing oversight of the federal government. Ensuring that these government missions are … Continue reading →

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Review of USAID/Afghanistan’s Portion of the Embassy Air Program

Posted on June 29, 2011 9:45 pm by David

Office of Inspector General June 9,2011 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Review of USAID/Afghanistan’s Portion of the Embassy Air Program SUMMARY Because of Afghanistan’s poverty and  decades of war and neglect, much of  the country’s infrastructure, including roads and air transportation  infrastructure,  is  … Continue reading →

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Number Of Contractors In Afghanistan Will Surge As U.S. Troops Withdraw

Posted on June 29, 2011 9:37 pm by David

CHART: Number Of Contractors In Afghanistan Will Surge As U.S. Troops Withdraw By Guest Blogger on Jun 29, 2011 at 10:10 am Our guest blogger is CAP Visiting Fellow Pratap Chatterjee. The number of contractors in Afghanistan is likely to … Continue reading →

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Private Security Companies and Children’s Rights

Posted on June 29, 2011 9:33 pm by David

Private Security Companies and Children’s Rights UNICEF 25 May 2011 Current frameworks do not sufficiently consider [how children's rights are impacted by private security companies]…UNICEF, Save the Children and the Global Compact have been leading an initiative to develop a … Continue reading →

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Two Former Blackwater Employees Heading to Prison

Posted on June 29, 2011 9:19 pm by David

Jun 29, 2011 Two Former Blackwater Employees Heading to Prison On Monday, former Blackwater / Xe Services security contractor Justin Cannon was sentenced to prison for his role in a deadly shooting that took place in Afghanistan in May 2009. … Continue reading →

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Contractor performance reviews: One size fits all?

Posted on June 29, 2011 9:11 pm by David

Contractor performance reviews: One size fits all? By Matthew Weigelt Jun 28, 2011 A new proposal would create one standard for how contracting officers review companies’ past performance on contracts as the reviews become more important to procurement decisions. Regulators … Continue reading →

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State to SIGIR: “Lay off”

Posted on June 29, 2011 9:06 pm by David

State to SIGIR: “Lay off” Posted on June 27, 2011 by Joel Smith As the State Department prepares to assume operational control for the mission in Iraq, it is also seeking to shield itself from future oversight by the Special … Continue reading →

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