Archive for the 'Iraq' Category
Warning, this is a UN job. lol Hey, work is work. I am not the POC or recruiter for this and follow the links below in order to apply. Good luck. -Matt
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Security Guard/Escort - Security Section in Iraq, UNAMI, Baghdad
Vacancy No.: 063/2010
Deadline: 11 September 2010
Post Title: Security Guard/Escort Level GL-4
Organizational Unit: Security Section in […]
September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Iraq, Jobs | No Comments
And, sir, we fired him, we fined him, but we as a private organization can’t do any more. We can’t flog him, we can’t incarcerate him. That’s up to the Justice Department. We are not empowered to enforce U.S. law. -Erik Prince Testimony Before Congress, 2007
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This is an excellent little article below, and the […]
September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Legal News, Letter Of Marque, Logistics | 2 Comments
One American official said that more than 1,200 specific tasks carried out by the American military in Iraq had been identified to be handed over to the civilians, transferred to the Iraqis or phased out.
To move around Iraq without United States troops, the State Department plans to acquire 60 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, called MRAPs, from […]
August 19th, 2010 | Posted in Industry Talk, Iraq | No Comments
August 19th, 2010 | Posted in Iraq, Military News, Video | No Comments
Blackice Security put this one out, and I figured I would get on the band wagon and put it out as well. My guess is that there will be a huge requirement for bodies on this contract, and many companies are looking at those numbers and making their moves.
As for VxL? […]
August 12th, 2010 | Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Jobs, Virginia | No Comments
Officials in Washington said that the Defense and State cuts were interconnected in several ways, including the expectation that the Iraqi military could assist in providing security for an increased American civilian presence as the U.S. military relinquishes that task.
But while Iraqis are providing some help, officials said they were not yet […]
August 11th, 2010 | Posted in Industry Talk, Iraq | No Comments
Nowadays, the government pays the salaries of its estimated 650,000-strong police and army on time, including the estimated 20,000 Sahwa fighters who have been assimilated into the security forces.
But the remaining fighters on the government payroll go without their checks, in some cases for as long as three months. The government cites lack […]
August 9th, 2010 | Posted in Al Qaeda, Iraq | No Comments
This was a quick blog post by the author, but definitely interesting. I was really curious about this concept called a ‘whispering campaign’? Check it out. -Matt
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DoD Continues Undeclared War Against Private Sector Sustainment
Daniel Goure, Ph.D.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Even as Secretary Gates and Under Secretary Carter conduct civilized exchanges with leaders of defense […]
August 5th, 2010 | Posted in Afghanistan, Industry Talk, Iraq, Logistics | No Comments
Hey folks, get the word out on this. If you are having problems getting your vehicles credentialed for work in Iraq, then tell your company that traveling outside the wire is a no go. The reason for that is if you are pulled over by the Iraqis and you do not have that […]
August 4th, 2010 | Posted in Call To Action, Industry Talk, Iraq | 1 Comment
What I wanted to do here is go over a very tough problem for contractors, that really has not been addressed by the industry or today’s war planners. The latest incident in Kabul serves as an example of a real problem out there, and that is what happens when contractors are the […]
August 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Afghanistan, Industry Talk, Iraq, Law Enforcement, Publications | 3 Comments