Companies in the Gulf Coast area hit by Hurricane Katrina are turning to an unusual source to protect people and property rendered vulnerable by the storm's damage -- private security contractors that ...

Those who support using private military and security contractors often claim that a major reason for doing so is that it is more cost-effective than using regular military forces. While there hasn’t ...

U.S. military forces may be out of Iraq, but the unsung and unrecognized part of America’s modern military establishment is still serving and sacrificing — the role played by private military and ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a rooftop terrace blocks from the White House, a collection of former soldiers and intelligence officers, executives and contractors drink to the international private ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is preparing to boost the number of private contractors in Iraq as part of President Barack Obama's growing effort to beat back Islamic State militants ...

Could private security contractors replace Hamas and be the 'day after' solution in Gaza? A group of foreign policy and security experts have compiled a report looking at a solution for a “day after” ...

Some of the world’s largest private security firms are making millions by aiding Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) mass deportations — and now that the Trump administration’s megabill has ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Moves by the U.S. military to relinquish responsibility to Iraq's security forces raise big questions over who will safeguard the shattered country's reconstruction in what is the ...