H.R.4102 - Stop Outsourcing Security Act

To phase out the use of private military contractors. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Stop Outsourcing Security Act as introduced.
  • Official: To phase out the use of private military contractors. as introduced.

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11/7/2007--Introduced.Stop Outsourcing Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that only government personnel provide security services at U.S. diplomatic or consular missions in Iraq. Requires the President to report to Congress on the status of planning for the use of Gov

Official Summary

11/7/2007--Introduced.
Stop Outsourcing Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that only government personnel provide security services at U.S. diplomatic or consular missions in Iraq. Requires the President to report to Congress on the status of planning for the use of Government and military personnel instead of private contractors for mission critical or emergency essential functions by January 1, 2009, in all conflict zones where Congress has authorized the use of force. Authorizes Congress access to contracts and task orders in excess of $5 million entered into by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) during the period beginning October 1, 2001, and ending on the last day of the month during which this Act is enacted for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Requires certain reports to Congress regarding such contracts.


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09/30/10
'Blackwater' gets new US contract - US Message Board - Political ...

Despite US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's campaign promise to no longer award military contracts to Blackwater - the now renamed notorious security contractor - the US state department has recently awarded the company another ...

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08/28/10
Law and Disorder August 30, 2010

Updates: Political Prisoner Lori Berenson Released From Peruvian Prison, Sent Back For 5 Years; Cordoba Center Near Ground Zero: A Distraction. Michael Smith Update. ——–. climategroundzero jimmytobias2 dragline2 ...

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02/11/10
Blackwater kicked out of Iraq

The Iraqis have been working on this for years (and lied to about it) but it looks like they've finally pulled it off. Iraq's interior minister expelled 250 of their employees from the country yesterday: ...

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