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To Use or Not to Use PSMC: That is the Question

Posted on February 29, 2012 4:31 pm by David

Huffington Post Posted: 02/28/2012 2:08 pm By David Isenberg To Use or Not to Use PSMC: That is the Question In the endless debate over whether private companies or the government should do functions that once upon a time used … Continue reading →

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Private firm flouts UN embargo in Somalia

Posted on February 27, 2012 4:20 am by David

Private firm flouts UN embargo in Somalia February 26 2012 at 12:34pm By Ivor Powell   INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS Saracen trainees in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. The companys avowed mission in the area was to assist in training an … Continue reading →

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Reliance on contractors in Afghanistan draws continuing scrutiny

Posted on February 27, 2012 3:23 am by David

Reliance on contractors in Afghanistan draws continuing scrutiny By Charles S. Clark 5:22 PM ET The use of contractors in the decade-long U.S. effort to train Afghanistan’s army and police forces continues to raise policy questions as the Obama administration … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Security: Department of Defense Effort to Train Afghan Police Relies on Contractor Personnel to Fill Skill and Resource Gaps

Posted on February 25, 2012 3:42 am by David

Afghanistan Security: Department of Defense Effort to Train Afghan Police Relies on Contractor Personnel to Fill Skill and Resource Gaps  GAO-12-293R, February 23. What GAO Found U.S. government (USG), non-USG coalition, and DOD contractor personnel perform various roles in the … Continue reading →

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Former Polish special-unit trained al-Qadhafi’s troops before uprising

Posted on February 23, 2012 10:53 pm by David

BBC Monitoring Europe – Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring February 21, 2012 Tuesday Former Polish special-unit trained al-Qadhafi’s troops before uprising Text of report by Polish leading privately-owned centre-left newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza website, on 20 February [Report by Wojciech … Continue reading →

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As Security Field Matures, the Risks Multiply

Posted on February 21, 2012 4:58 pm by David

As Security Field Matures, the Risks Multiply By Frank Smyth Less than 20 years ago, the field of journalist security did not exist. “There was no security, no body armor, no training,” said Heather Allan, head of news-gathering for Al-Jazeera … Continue reading →

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Controversial contractors paid $2.4M by Canadian Forces

Posted on February 2, 2012 2:02 am by David

Controversial contractors paid $2.4M by Canadian Forces Documents show Canadian Forces used former Blackwater training facility By Laura Payton, CBC News Posted: Jan 31, 2012 5:24 PM ET The Canadian Forces spent $2.4 million last year on training at a … Continue reading →

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Counterterrorism Training Company to Move Headquarters to Twin Falls

Posted on January 20, 2012 5:52 pm by David

Counterterrorism Training Company to Move Headquarters to Twin Falls By Alison Gene Smith alismith@magicvalley.com Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 2:00 am TWIN FALLS • LMS Defense, Inc., a defensive training firm that provides specialized counterterrorism training to U.S. military, law … Continue reading →

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Contractors to the Congo

Posted on December 2, 2011 6:13 pm by David

Contractors to the Congo 01 December 2011 A battalion of Congolese soldiers While security and defense contracting in Africa is nothing new, the awarding of another multi-million dollar contract by the US State Department to a controversial private security operation … Continue reading →

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Terms on Contractors May Make Afghan Withdrawal Tricky

Posted on December 1, 2011 5:05 am by David

Terms on Contractors May Make Afghan Withdrawal Tricky By Joshua Philipp Epoch Times Staff Created: November 30, 2011 Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers undergo training by a U.S. contractor at Camp Leatherneck on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand … Continue reading →

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