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Daily Archives: January 31, 2012 8:41 pm
Government Workers Earn More Than Their Private-Sector Counterparts
Government Workers Earn More Than Their Private-Sector Counterparts Written By Elizabeth MacDonald Published January 31, 2012 FOXBusiness Reuters A new study from the Congressional Budget Office undercuts the argument from progressive policy shops and union leaders that government workers make … Continue reading
Two Britons in Afghanistan face gun charges
31 January 2012 Last updated at 10:01 ET Two Britons in Afghanistan face gun charges The two Britons and their driver and interpreter were paraded before the media earlier this month Two British private security contractors working in Afghanistan have … Continue reading
Gatekeepers Under Scrutiny
January 30, 2012 Gatekeepers Under Scrutiny By SUSAN STELLIN Lawmakers dissatisfied with the performance of the Transportation Security Administration are pushing to revive a proposal the agency has resisted — allowing airports to use screeners hired by private contractors — … Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Raymond Davis affair: one year later
ANALYSIS: Raymond Davis affair: one year later —Dr Moeed Pirzada The Pakistani military establishment ought to realise that now even those Pakistanis who have been traditionally sympathetic to the military’s position are losing patience with its perceptions of ‘divine wisdom’ … Continue reading
The Risky Business Of Post-War Contracting
The Risky Business Of Post-War Contracting – OpEd January 31, 2012 By Beth Schulman The Iraq War is officially over. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops slipped quietly out of the country last year with none of the bodies-clinging-to-helicopter-struts drama … Continue reading
Threats Of Nuclear Sabotage Against Pakistan – Analysis
Threats Of Nuclear Sabotage Against Pakistan – Analysis Written by: Muhammad Jawad Hashmi January 30, 2012 As a nuclear weapons’ state, Pakistan faces a number of challenges, which if unaddressed could cause a severe damage to Pakistan’s international image as … Continue reading
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq By ERIC SCHMITT and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT THE NEW YORK TIMES January 29, 2012 BAGHDAD — A month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Department is operating a … Continue reading
Audit Could Fuel Iraqi Claim For Missing Money
NationalJournal.com January 29, 2012 Audit Could Fuel Iraqi Claim For Missing Money The Defense Department Cannot Account for Nearly $2 Billion in Iraqi Funds, a New Audit Shows By Sara Sorcher A federal audit that found the Defense Department cannot … Continue reading
PMC Sexual Violence: It’s Still a Problem
Huffington Post Posted: 01/30/2012 4:02 pm David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Contractors in Iraq’ PMC Sexual Violence: It’s Still a Problem In one of those rare, “perfect storm” of coincidences, three events converge to provide the topic for this … Continue reading
MacAulay-Brown Awarded $75 Million Contract by Air Force Special Operations Command to Provide Greater Situational Awareness to the Warfighter
Jan. 30, 2012, 9:55 a.m. EST MacAulay-Brown Awarded $75 Million Contract by Air Force Special Operations Command to Provide Greater Situational Awareness to the Warfighter DAYTON, Ohio, and SHALIMAR, Fla., Jan 30, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), … Continue reading