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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Jobs: Dignitary Protection Officer, OCONUS

Filed under: Executive Protection,Jobs,Law Enforcement — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 11:44 PM

   Just a heads up, this is actually a job with JSI and MEP is just doing all the leg work for posting the job.  But both companies are all in the same partnership.  There are a few other companies in this group as well, and follow the links below and you will see for yourself.

   I am not the point of contact or recruiter for this, and follow the links in order to apply.  Good luck. –Matt

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Dignitary Protection Officer

Division: Criminal Justice Program Support

Location: Worldwide

FT/PT/Contract: Full Time

Job Description Position Summary: International civilian police work helps ensure that law and order are maintained effectively and impartially according to democratic policy principles by assessing, monitoring, advising and mentoring the local host country civilian police. This work helps ensure that human rights and fundamental freedoms are fully protected.

A Dignitary Protection Officer is a specially trained agent who has mastered protective operations and possesses extensive investigative skills, allowing them to deploy countermeasures that ensure the security of all protected dignitaries. The countermeasures consist of the collection of protective intelligence about the environments and sites to be visited. All proper steps and measures are taken to eliminate or reduce all risks including, threats, hazards, embarrassment and compromise of information, thus allowing us to establish a secure area for a dignitary. On duty, a Dignitary Protection Officer may be training/advising/mentoring host country officers or performing protection duties as part of a team.

Incumbent Dignitary Protection Officers must possess and be able to train others on fundamental skills and procedures necessary to provide personal protection to dignitaries, officials, witnesses and others in need of protective security. The host country counterpart may range from the entry-level novice getting started in the field all the way up to the experienced protection provider. The Dignitary Protection Officer must be able to train/advise and mentor counterparts at all levels of experience and training.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Legal News: The Feds Continue Their Xe Witch Hunt With A ‘Raid’, And Possible Weapons Charges

Filed under: Law Enforcement,Legal News — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:29 AM

     Company officials, including both Jackson and Howell, downplayed the raid during the interview. Jackson said some of the 16 uniformed officers who came to serve the warrant were embarrassed by the event and said agents had to stop at Blackwater’s front gate to get passes to come onto the company’s sprawling campus in northeastern North Carolina.

“As a hypothetical, one would think that, if you were going on a raid, you’d take your Kevlar and your weapon,” Howell said to laughter from other executives. 

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     Just stop already.  I am actually kind of embarrassed for these federal prosecutors, because this witch hunt is so politically obvious, it’s not even funny. I really feel bad for the officers that had to serve the warrant.

     Look, Xe’s training facilities have cycled thousands of police officers through their program.  What possible motivation would the have, to even attempt to break the law or try to screw over the local Camden County Sheriff Department?  If they did, their cash cow called ‘training’ would effectively be destroyed because what cop would want to do business with them? Common sense should dictate. And hey, what do you know, cops have been storing weapons on a fire arms training facility–the shock of it all!! –Matt

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AP Exclusive: Charges eyed for ex-Blackwater boss

By DEVLIN BARRETT and MIKE BAKER (AP)

March 25, 2010

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are considering weapons charges against former executives at Blackwater Worldwide over allegations the private security company illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at its North Carolina headquarters, The Associated Press has learned.

Senior Justice Department officials are reviewing a draft indictment against former president Gary Jackson, former Blackwater general counsel Andrew Howell, and a third man who used to work at the firm’s armory, people close to the case told the AP. A decision is not expected until at least next month.

Blackwater has repeatedly been under federal scrutiny — from the FBI to Congress to agencies that have hired the firm. While some of the company’s guards have faced charges for their actions overseas, Blackwater’s executives have managed to weather a range of investigations.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Mexico: Gates And Mullen Heading To Mexico, Consular Posts Get 15% Danger Pay

Filed under: Law Enforcement,Mexico — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:54 AM

   This is an interesting development, because now we are sending in the big guns to talk shop with Mexico about what else can be done.  And when I hear things like, ‘evolve the Merida Inititative’, I tend to take notice.  Does that mean we are going to add more teeth to it, or fast track the current orders, or what?  Will this look more and more like the Plan Colombia that everyone keeps talking about, as the violence increases on the border?  Well, when you send the chairman of  the Joint Chiefs of Staff and our Defense Secretary to Mexico, that might be an indication of things to come.

   I also noticed over at Diplopundit, that all the consulates in Mexico are getting a 15% Danger Pay increase.  So yet again, is this a sign of things to come?  Because this is definitely a recognition of the fact that things really are dangerous for our diplomats in Mexico.  Duh.

   Finally, I wanted to talk about this Merida Initiative. I have heard next to nothing about this in the idle industry chit chat out there. And believe me, I check the forums and do my searches–yet nothing.  If any of the readership has anything relevant, please feel free to add whatever in the comments. Like with China, I would like to make Feral Jundi the goto resource for anything related to contracting in Mexico.  As this thing ‘evolves’, I think we will see more interesting opportunities pop up–much like what happened with Plan Colombia. –Matt

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Gates, Mullen Head U.S. Crime-Fighting Delegation to Mexico

Camille Tuutti

Mar 22, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will travel to Mexico City this week as part of a U.S. delegation focused on helping the Mexican government fight drug-trafficking cartels and other security threats.

“It is in our interest that our friends have greater capabilities to protect their own security and to take care of transnational criminal activity such as the drug cartels,” Gates said. “It is in our interest, because we have [a] shared interest to enhance the capabilities of the Mexican armed forces.”

The Mexico visit will build on the last high-level consultative group session, when Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa discussed ways to evolve the Mérida Initiative in December 2008.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Haiti: Women, Girls Rape Victims In Haiti Quake Aftermath

Filed under: Haiti,Industry Talk,Law Enforcement — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Matt @ 11:46 AM

   Thanks to Matt for sending me this.  I find it disgusting that we are still talking about a lack of security in Haiti. Especially when there are plenty of security resources to call upon in the U.S. and world.  What are they doing with all the millions of dollars raised for the relief effort is my question? If there is a security need, then pay the money, and get some boots on the ground to do the job right.

   Oh, and here we see the U.N. is again failing at their basic task of protecting people.  If they can’t do the job, then they need to step aside and let a competent PSC/PMC do the job. Time is of the essence and if we cannot depend upon the U.N. to do the job, then it would make more sense to privatize the security.  At least until the police have been rejuvenated and all of those prisoners have been rounded up and captured.

   The other point to focus in on, is those thousands of escaped criminals along with the fact that hundreds of women have lost husbands/fathers/boyfriends to the quake, along with a damaged police force and infrastructure, has all created the perfect storm for this kind of crime to occur. Defenseless women with thousands of criminals roving the country, equals a rise in sex crimes. Nor can you lock up a tent or sleeping pad in a relief camp, to keep the bad guys out. Does anyone else see this as a serious problem?  Man oh mighty.

   Meanwhile, the media is crying about my industry wanting to get in there and provide those security services. I guess the media would prefer the world just stands by on the sidelines and let it happen. Or have all that money raised for the effort just sit in the banks so aid agencies can collect on the interest. Time is ticking away, and the women and people of Haiti need real security and not just talk. –Matt

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Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath

By MICHELLE FAUL

Tue Mar 16, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men.

“They grabbed me, put their hands over my mouth and then the three of them took turns,” the slender 21-year-old said, wriggling with discomfort as she nursed her baby girl, born three days before Haiti’s devastating quake.

“I am so ashamed. We’re scared people will find out and shun us,” said the woman, who suffers from abdominal pain and itching, likely from an infection contracted during the attack.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Industry Talk: How To Strengthen The Afghan National Police, By DynCorp CEO William Ballhaus

Filed under: Afghanistan,Industry Talk,Law Enforcement — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 11:32 AM

     All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. –Sun Tzu

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   This battle is getting interesting now.  You see, DynCorp realizes that if they can apply more pressure to public opinion about this by engaging with the media, then maybe Congress might step in and halt this action do to the negative attention on all of this.

    I also noticed that a few media groups are really pushing congress and the public on the issue of disbarring Xe from the current list do to the latest stuff in Afghanistan. Strategically speaking, DynCorp benefits from this latest media attack on Xe, but you won’t hear DynCorp talking about that.

   Now what could possibly be happening though is some low grade corporate espionage and/or smear campaigns.  What I mean by that, is that companies can benefit from the downfall of their competition, and they will do what they can to help that process along. To maintain a moral and righteous stance, they would do what they can to feed that process on the sly.

     A prime example of this, is when a contractor is fired from one company, and then goes on to work for a competitor of that company.  That individual now knows a lot about the inner workings of his former company, and probably knows some dirt as well.  The temptation for that individual to feed their current company corporate office with information that could potentially hurt their former company, is great. Then a few anonymous tips to some Juicebox Commandos and bam, you have now just struck a blow against your competitor. This is yet again, another reason to treat your contractors right and not play games with them.  The non-disclosure agreement is not a ‘100 percent insurance policy’ solution against that type of thing.

   I also would not doubt that there are corporate moles in place at a few of the companies.  You see this in other industries, and I could totally see that happening with ours.  The competition for these contracts is extreme, and the temptation for companies to do this is great.  Plus, most of the companies are filled with guys who specialize in that kind of thing with their prior military, police, private investigator or ‘other’ career.  The amount of money on the line with these contracts is huge and everyone is seeking an edge in the market.

   And to clarify so I don’t get some corporate lawyer knocking on my door, I am not at all saying that DynCorp or anyone in this industry is participating in this kind of activity. I just bring this stuff up, because the potential is always there. Especially when you see it happening in other high dollar, high stakes industries. –Matt

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How to Strengthen the Afghan National Police

March 11, 2010

To the Editor:

Your March 6 editorial “ ‘If You Bring In the Cops’ ”) rightly makes the case that Afghanistan’s future lies in the ability to successfully connect the Afghan people to their government. To that end, the question of how to strengthen the Afghan National Police is correctly front and center.

As the responsibility for police training transitions to sole Pentagon control, the consequences of the choice of contract to support this effort deserve examination. The proposed Army contracting vehicle, which was originally established for technology procurement, will have the net effect of restricting the potential choice to two, or possibly only one, provider for future training.

As the former commander of the Afghan National Security Forces training mission recently testified, this crucial mission will require experienced government contractors. It is critical that concerns about the current procurement approach, lack of adequate competition and resulting choice of contractor do not undermine confidence in the training.

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