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Ms Sparky » Security Contractors http://mssparky.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:34:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Iraq wants to limit private security contractors http://mssparky.com/2012/02/iraq-wants-to-limit-private-security-contractors/ http://mssparky.com/2012/02/iraq-wants-to-limit-private-security-contractors/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:36 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27821 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (AFP) – February 8, 2012 – Iraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions. This mistrust stems from perceived arrogant behaviour by employees of these firms in the past [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Fed / Contractor Compensation Issues Are Burning Red Hot Scott Amey – (POGO) – February 3, 2012 – Compensation was a hot topic this week–here’s a recap of the biggest developments: Monday: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study that found that federal employees, on [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/02/paper-or-plastic-and-other-news/feed/ 0 That bird won’t fly and other news http://mssparky.com/2012/01/that-bird-wont-fly-and-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/that-bird-wont-fly-and-other-news/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:25:39 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27695 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hold that Revolving Door! Four-Star General Coming Through Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – January 28, 2012 – The revolving door that carried former Department of Defense honcho William Lynn III to a well-paying job with an Italian defense contractor keeps on spinning – now Gen. James [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Problems mount after U.S. troops withdraw from country Fred Pleitgen – (NECN/CNN) – January 24, 2012 – It’s getting harder for private security contractors to do business in Iraq. Government officials say the contractors simply have to follow the requirements for any foreigners. The American Iraqi [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/security-contractors-face-challenges-in-iraq/feed/ 2 You’ll pay for that & other news http://mssparky.com/2012/01/youll-pay-for-that-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/youll-pay-for-that-other-news/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:09:25 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27450 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “When I served four years in the military, it wasn’t so that Bechtel, KBR, Halliburton and all the other corporations could make money and buy politicians to further drag out the war and create policies that support all that,” Bodell said. “I fought for the Constitution, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/youll-pay-for-that-other-news/feed/ 0 David Isenberg: Gun? Check. Radio? Check. Lawyer? Check! http://mssparky.com/2012/01/david-isenberg-gun-check-radio-check-lawyer-check/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/david-isenberg-gun-check-radio-check-lawyer-check/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27546 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – January 20, 2012 – Some things just seem to go together: day and night, bread and butter, Romeo and Juliet, Abbott and Costello, Crosby and Hope, Batman and Robin, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Cheech and Chong, Sonny and Cher, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/david-isenberg-gun-check-radio-check-lawyer-check/feed/ 0 Flexing Muscle, Baghdad Detains U.S. Contractors http://mssparky.com/2012/01/flexing-muscle-baghdad-detains-u-s-contractors/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/flexing-muscle-baghdad-detains-u-s-contractors/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:42:33 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27456 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC SCHMITT Published: January 15, 2012 BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have detained a few hundred foreign contractors in recent weeks, industry officials say, including many Americans who work for the United States Embassy, in one of the first major signs of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/flexing-muscle-baghdad-detains-u-s-contractors/feed/ 3 Thinking about working in Iraq, think again… Don’t go there!!! http://mssparky.com/2012/01/thinking-about-working-in-iraq-think-again-dont-go-there/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/thinking-about-working-in-iraq-think-again-dont-go-there/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:57:07 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27386 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The U.S. Embassy is aware of cases where discrepancies in permits or paperwork have resulted in legal action, including detention, by Iraqi police and other entities. Detentions often last 24-96 hours or more. The Embassy’s ability to respond to situations in which U.S. citizens are arrested [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/thinking-about-working-in-iraq-think-again-dont-go-there/feed/ 4 Afghan police arrest 2 GardaWorld employees accused of illegal arms transport http://mssparky.com/2012/01/afghan-police-arrest-2-gardaworld-employees-accused-of-illegal-arms-transport/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/afghan-police-arrest-2-gardaworld-employees-accused-of-illegal-arms-transport/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:54:54 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27215 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Afghanistan arrests British contractors with guns AHMAD MASSIEH NESHAD – (Associated Press) – KABUL, Afghanistan – January 5, 2011 – Afghan police arrested two British private security contractors and two Afghan colleagues and ordered their company closed down after finding a cache of weapons in their [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/afghan-police-arrest-2-gardaworld-employees-accused-of-illegal-arms-transport/feed/ 0 Triple Canopy employee Mark Fisher recounts 18 day detainment by Iraqi military http://mssparky.com/2011/12/triple-canopy-employee-mark-fisher-recounts-18-day-detainment-by-iraqi-military/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/triple-canopy-employee-mark-fisher-recounts-18-day-detainment-by-iraqi-military/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:32:13 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=27114 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Home at last Felix Chaudhary – (The Fiji Times) - December 31, 2011 – Mark Fisher is never going back to Iraq. Eighteen days of mental torture at the hands of the Iraqi military and the real threat of being executed at any time still replays through [...] No related posts.]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/triple-canopy-employee-mark-fisher-recounts-18-day-detainment-by-iraqi-military/feed/ 14 Iraqi government detaining foreign civilian contractors with greater frequency http://mssparky.com/2011/12/iraqi-government-detaining-foreign-civilian-contractors-with-greater-frequency/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/iraqi-government-detaining-foreign-civilian-contractors-with-greater-frequency/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:19:10 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27058 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Officially, the US war in Iraq is over. On December 18, 2011, the last of our US war fighters crossed the border into Kuwait and all that remains are approximately 150 U.S. troops attached to training and cooperation missions at the U.S. embassy located in what [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/iraqi-government-detaining-foreign-civilian-contractors-with-greater-frequency/feed/ 3 The art of decadence and decay & other news http://mssparky.com/2011/12/the-art-of-decadence-and-decay-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/the-art-of-decadence-and-decay-other-news/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:24:46 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26925 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Innospec Agent Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the U.N. Oil for Food Program (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – December 22, 2011 – A former agent for Innospec Inc., a U.S. company, was sentenced today to 30 months in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/the-art-of-decadence-and-decay-other-news/feed/ 2 Ripped Off in Iraq, Class of Guards Claims http://mssparky.com/2011/12/ripped-off-in-iraq-class-of-guards-claims/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/ripped-off-in-iraq-class-of-guards-claims/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:40:48 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26961 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nick Divito – (Courthouse News) – LAS VEGAS – December 21, 2011 – A private security guard in Iraq says in a class action that his employer SOC Nevada made its employees work up to 12 hours a day, seven days a week, in “ultrahazardous conditions” [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Suzanne Kelly – (CNN) – December 11, 2011 – The company once known as the world’s most notorious private security contractor, Blackwater, is changing its name and its look once again in a bid to prove that it has outgrown its toxic reputation. Renaming the company [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" According to a recent Bloomberg report, a single agency within the Pentagon – the Defense Logistics Agency – wasted $7.1 billion over three years by double ordering parts. It would take 10 years of food stamp fraud to match that amount. Meanwhile, the government has squandered [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …One protester heckled that the police had surrounded the building to arrest the people inside. “Go for it, guys,” he urged. “The terrorists are inside.” One officer smiled at that one… ~Occupiers Take Aim at Big Defense Conference Imposter sentenced to 3 years for smuggling weapons, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/encore-performances-for-the-doj-other-news/feed/ 0 Blacklisted contractor continues receiving government money through Haiti contracts http://mssparky.com/2011/12/blacklisted-contractor-continues-receiving-government-money-through-haiti-contracts/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/blacklisted-contractor-continues-receiving-government-money-through-haiti-contracts/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:43:55 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26657 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Despite the blacklist designation Agility was able to secure government funding for work in Haiti through a joint venture. An analysis of the Federal Procurement Data System shows that Contingency Response Services LLC (CRS) has received over $16 million in government funding from the Department of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/blacklisted-contractor-continues-receiving-government-money-through-haiti-contracts/feed/ 0 Conga in the Congo? DynCorp dances its way to another DoS contract http://mssparky.com/2011/12/conga-in-the-congo-dyncorp-dances-its-way-to-another-dos-contract/ http://mssparky.com/2011/12/conga-in-the-congo-dyncorp-dances-its-way-to-another-dos-contract/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:31:44 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26637 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Contractors to the Congo 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 is perhaps indicative of just how thinly stretched the US military is becoming. This [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/12/conga-in-the-congo-dyncorp-dances-its-way-to-another-dos-contract/feed/ 0 All I want for Christmas is a new IG & other news http://mssparky.com/2011/11/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-ig-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2011/11/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-ig-other-news/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:40:24 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26530 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Pentagon Inspector General Gordon Heddell to Step Down on Christmas Eve Nick Schwellenbach – (POGO) – November 26, 2011 – POGO got word this morning that Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) Gordon Heddell announced earlier this week that he will step down as IG on [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/11/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-ig-other-news/feed/ 0 The Pentagon’s “revolution” & other news http://mssparky.com/2011/11/the-pentagons-revolution-other-news/ http://mssparky.com/2011/11/the-pentagons-revolution-other-news/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:28:37 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26395 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Debarment Report Shows How Some Agencies Use it Well Six agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor, had zero suspension and debarment cases during the past five fiscal years, GAO’s report states. (Occupational Health & Safety) – November 20, 2011 – The federal government uses a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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