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Using Overview to analyze 4500 pages of documents on security contractors in Iraq
Using Overview to analyze 4500 pages of documents on security contractors in Iraq by Jonathan Stray on 02/21/2012 0 This post describes how we used a prototype of the Overview software to explore 4,500 pages of incident reports concerning the … Continue reading
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Support Services
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Support Services Solicitation Number: SAQMMA11R0358 Agency: U.S. Department of State Office: Office of Logistics Management Location: Acquisition Management Complete View Original Synopsis Presolicitation Sep 08, 2011 12:06 pm Changed Sep 13, 2011 11:04 am
0 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = DynCorp
0 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = DynCorp Huffington Post Posted: 02/23/2012 7:39 pm By David Isenberg This is the third installment of documentation released to me by the State Department, pursuant to a past FOIA request. … Continue reading
What did private security contractors do in Iraq?
What did private security contractors do in Iraq? by Jonathan Stray on 02/21/2012 0 The U.S. employed more private contractors in Iraq than in any previous war, at times exceeding the number of regular military personnel, and roughly 10% of … Continue reading
The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 2
Huffington Post Posted: 02/21/2012 8:43 am By David Isenberg The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 2 This is the second installment of documentation released to me by the State Department, pursuant to a past FOIA request. … Continue reading
The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 1
David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ The State Department Tells Us How They Really Felt: Part 1 Posted: 02/17/2012 2:25 pm Perhaps the old saying that good things come to those who wait is true. Three … Continue reading
State Department seeks smaller embassy presence in Baghdad
State Department seeks smaller embassy presence in Baghdad By Karen DeYoung, Published: February 8 The State Department has asked each component of the massive U.S. diplomatic mission in Baghdad to analyze how a 25 percent cut would affect operations, part of … Continue reading
State Department pushes back on reports of plans to slash Iraq staff
State Department pushes back on reports of plans to slash Iraq staff By Sara Sorcher National JournalFebruary 8, 2012 The State Department is vociferously pushing back against what it called “funky” reports that the U.S. plans to cut the size … Continue reading
US control of contractors in Iraq is vital
US control of contractors in Iraq is vital By Molly Dunigan – 02/01/12 07:13 PM ET With U.S. troops out of Iraq, the U.S. presence there will fall to 5,000 private security contractors charged by the State Department to guard … Continue reading
Should the State Dept Outsource Drone Operations to Private Contractors?
Should the State Dept Outsource Drone Operations to Private Contractors? January 30, 2012, 2:31 pm ET by Azmat KhanWe’ve been reporting on the CIA’s covert drone program in Pakistan and the military’s drones in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the latest … Continue reading