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Duan was “targeted by sophisticated Chinese intelligence officers, posing as private contractors or headhunters looking to hire American personnel as security consultants,” said defense lawyer ...

In Tunisia, the project is funded by a $113 million IBRD loan, $410 million from the government and user fees, and $17 million from private contractors, totaling approximately $540 million. The ...

But that language is seemingly contradicted by plans to outsource the work to private companies. The union representing FDA staff said the decision “is not only reckless, it’s inefficient ...

The Trump administration is rapidly expanding immigration detention through billion-dollar contracts with private prison companies, including GEO Group and CoreCivic. Dozens of facilities may reopen ...

Mick Mulroy, a former CIA paramilitary officer who is now an ABC News national security analyst, said private military contractors appear to be the only logical solution to peace in the short term.

A former CIA officer warns about Chinese espionage ... It's happening in the space program and the private sector. So it's disconcerting." In a statement, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office ...

As of 10 a.m. on Friday, 99 percent of the 1.4 million customers had electricity, according to Luma Energy, the private contractor that operates the island’s power transmission system.

Currently, two private contractors, SpaceX and Northrop Grumman (a prominent member of the defense industrial base), conduct autonomous resupply missions to the ISS. On the 30th commercial ...