Bill on private military companies submitted to Russian parliament - report. A Just Russia party member Gennady Nosovko has submitted a bill on private military companies (PMCs) to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, whereby mployees of Russian PMCs would be authorized to provide armed escort of ships; train security forces; assist with mine clearing, protection of officials and facilities; take part in “alternative settlement of armed conflicts,”according to the bill. October 23, 2014: TEXT
Bill on private military companies under consideration – Russian MP. A group of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) has already laid out its own bill on PMCs which was submitted to the Pskov Region Assembly for consideration. June 27, 2014: TEXT
Apollo pauses plans to sell security firm Constellis: sources.
Apollo Global Management has halted plans to sell U.S. military security services business Constellis after talks with Canada's Garda World Security Corp broke down, according to people familiar with the matter. By Joshua Franklin and Mike Stone, June 14, 2018: TEXT
Finmeccanica looks to rebuild India ties after former head convicted. Prosecutor Eugenio Fusco had accused Chairman and CEO Giuseppe Orsi and former AgustaWestland head Bruno Spagnolini of paying tens of millions of euros to Indian officials. By Emilio Parodi Busto Arsizio, October 9, 2014: TEXT
Whistleblower alerted L-3 to accounting misconduct. The sources said the latest misconduct stemmed from a single fixed-price contract for maintenance and logistics support with the U.S. military that began in December 2010 and runs through January 2015. July 31, 2014: TEXT
U.S. says KBR boosted cost of trailers for troops in Iraq. Filed in the U.S. District Court in Rock Island, Illinois, the latest lawsuit alleges that KBR-hired subcontractor First Kuwaiti Trading Co inflated its crane, truck and driver costs and misrepresented delays on the installation of trailers. By Nate Raymond, November 19, 2012: click here
As Iraq, Afghan wars end, private security firms adapt. "This industry has always gone up and down," Doug Brooks, president of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA), told Reuters on the sidelines of its annual conference in Washington. By Peter Apps, October 21, 2012: click here
Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors.
Iraq's government intends to impose tough restrictions on private security companies to rein in what amounts to a "giant army" threatening the country's stability, a senior security official said. By
Suadad al-Salhy
February 8, 2012: click here
World has more private security guards than police.
The private security industry is growing rapidly around the globe and employs twice as many people as governments have police officers, according to an authoritative report issued on Wednesday.
By
Robert Evans, July 7, 2011: click here
G4S wins Lincolnshire (UK) police deal, more work awaits. $313.28 million contract to run services such as IT, custody and training for Lincolnshire Police Authority in a deal that could lead to billions of pounds of work with other forces. By Neil Maidment, December 21, 2011: click here
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai extends private security closure deadline. Karzai scrapped on Sunday a March 2012 deadline he had set for the closure of private security firms, giving them until September 2013 to operate in the country. By Mirwais Harooni, December 11, 2011: click here
Mercenaries joining both sides in Libya conflict. Gaddafi using more private contractors than rebels; Westerners turning up near front lines; U.S. secret operations still very low key. By Mark Hosenball, June 2, 2011: click here
US lawmakers offended by spike in Afghan guards' cost. Afghan government requiring USAID projects to switch to Afghan security. Afghan government requiring USAID projects to switch to Afghan security:
By Susan Cornwell, March 29, 2012: click here
