The Defense Base Act (DBA) is an extension of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) which provides disability compensation and medical benefits to employees and death benefits to eligible survivors of employees of U.S. government contractors who perform work overseas. With a few exceptions, the DBA incorporates the provisions of the LHWCA. Work for […]
The chief executive officer of a Virginia-based security contracting firm was sentenced to serve four years in prison for serving as a figurehead owner of a front company created to obtain more than $31 million intended for disadvantaged small businesses through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) program, which allows qualified small businesses to […]
Sometimes, a conventional wisdom is just that, a conventional wisdom, not the truth; at least not the whole truth. As case in point, let's look at the recently published article, "The Other Side of the COIN: Private Security Companies and Counterinsurgency Operations," published by Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. According to the abstract: " The […]
G4S the world's leading security company, has launched the world's first global mining-specific security training programme, as part of a drive to support the up-skilling of its workforce, whilst creating a sustainable business model for the future. The programme, which began earlier this year, provides far-reaching security training covering a diverse range of specific operational mining industry issues, including […]
U.S. and other foreign contractors owe Afghan workers and companies potentially tens of millions of dollars, heightening security risks for Westerners living and working in Afghanistan, according to a government report released Thursday. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) details how local subcontractors in Afghanistan are threatening to kidnap or kill Western […]
