has grown steadily since. The private military companies are extremely attractive to former military. Private military companies, security contractors and private military firms do provide so very useful functions and not all of them are paramilitary. Many private military companies such as DynCorp and Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), a subsidiary of Halliburton, provide more services than just protection. Many functions performed by private military companies include logistical support, transportation, engineering, construction, skilled and unskilled laborers, maintenance, technical expertise and other paramilitary operations. (Kidwell, 2005) The government typically hires private security contractors to provide services that formally belonged to military forces such as the protection of high profile dignitaries and the guarding of military installations overseas. The proliferation of private military companies jumped significantly after the events of 9/11. The Bush Administration enacted a three-phase plan to increase the number of private contractors hired. The first phase in the hiring process was to try to release the military to fight the war on terrorism; the second phase was to allow commanders to focus their efforts on winning the war by outsourcing supplementary functions; third, it would support the President’s Management Agenda. As a result, private military companies are a necessary and important contingency plan for operations that would occur in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Dogru, p.13, 2010) Contracting private military companies and private security contractors are not without their issues. Management of these companies and contractors are a crucial issue for the government. One of the most significant challenges in d... ... middle of paper ... ...l/?ots783=0c54e3b3-1e9c-be1e-2c24- a6a8c7060233&lng=en&id=14077 Unknown. (n.d.). International code of conduct for private security service providers. Retrieved from http://www.icoc-psp.org/About_ICoC.html Avant, D. & Sigelman, L. (2010, May 28). Private security and democracy: Lessons from the us in iraq.Security Studies, 19(2), 230-265. Retrieved from http://psm.du.edu/media/documents/related_resources/01_avant_sigelman_private_securi ty_and_democracy.pdf Schooner, S. (2005, June). []. What are some advantages and disadvantages of hiring private contractors?., Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/faqs/ Elsea, J. K. Congressional Research Service , (2010).Private security contractors in iraq and afghanistan: Legal issues . Retrieved from Congressional Research Service website: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40991.pdf
In her essay “We should relinquish some liberty in exchange for security,” Mona Charen, a columnist and political analyst, speaks on the issue of security in the United States of America. She uses many significant techniques in her essay to persuade her readers of her argument. However, I feel that her essay fails to make a great argument because she relies heavily on assumptions, misses opportunities to appeal to pathos and ethos, and overall uses a degrading tone.
The National Security Agency or NSA for short is a United States federal government intelligence organization that is used for global monitoring and collecting data. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush implemented the NSA’s domestic spying program to conduct a range of surveillance activities inside the United States. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding this program as it allows the NSA to tap into the public’s phone calls, cameras, internet searches, text messages, and many other mediums to seek out individuals that may be potential threats to the security of the general public. Many individuals say that the tactics used by the NSA are unconstitutional as they invade people’s privacy. This is primarily
Taylor, James Stacey. "In Praise of Big Brother: Why We Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Government Surveillance." Public Affairs Quarterly July 2005: 227-246.
The general topic for this literature review will be an examination of the Department of Defense and the National Guard in terms of Homeland Security. The areas of Homeland Defense and Civil Support will be primary subsections of Homeland Security which will be reviewed. For purposes of defining a time period none of the literature reviewed will be prior to September 11, 2001. The reasoning for this being to examine Homeland Defense using literature pertaining to 9/11 and the Boston Marathon Bombing, and Civil Support using literature pertaining to Hurricane Katrina.
Lockheed Martin is an organization that heavily relies on its defense contracts in order to generate revenue. In 2005, 95% of Lockheed Martin’s revenue came from the US Department of Defense, other US Federal government agencies and foreign military customers (Defense News, 2007). Lockheed Martin earns this revenue by winning government contracts. As previously noted, Lockheed Martin has a large customer base with the US Department of Defense. The company is the largest provider of IT services, systems integration, and training to the government (Lockheed Martin, 2008). Other customers that provide revenue for Lockheed Martin are international governments and some commercial sales of products and services (Lockheed Martin, 2008).
Barnet, Richard J. “The Ideology of the National Security State”. The Massachusetts Review, Vol. 26, No. 4. 1985, pp. 483-500
Senator Feingold responded that “we will lose that war [on Terrorism] without firing a shot if we sacrifice the liberties of the American people.” It is now 2017, but Senator Feingold’s arguments from September and October of 2001 continue to pointedly remind the American people of the negative effects the Patriot Act had on American life and will continue to have moving forward. The heart of Feingold’s stance against the Patriot Act was the counter-productivity of it. The, “government of the people, for the people and by the people,” (Lincoln Online) would essentially trade liberties for security. Liberties the Founding Fathers deemed too innate to individuals to list. What purpose will “security” serve if there are no liberties left to defend? If the
Howard Rheingold notably mentioned, "You can’t assume any place you go is private because the means of surveillance are becoming so affordable and invisible." Judging by the efficiency of American surveillance, it would seem that Rheingold’s outlook stands as of today. Technology has advanced so powerfully that surveillance has become predominant in our society. On nearly every front, American citizens are under a great threat of control as well as persistent, high-tech surveillance.
Snook, S., & Polzer, J. T. (2004). The army crew team. Manuscript submitted for publication, Business , Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, , Available from Harvard Business School. (9-403-131).
Hudson, William E. American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America’s Future – Fourth Edition. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004.
...es has done a great service in bringing these previously published essays together. All are stimulating; many are truly excellent. Yet I wonder: Where is the private in this analysis? What are its distinctive functions, comforts, and benefits? Are some of the authors too sanguine about our ability to protect our private lives? What might be the dangers of legitimating an embodied and particular political presence (and multiple, raucous publics)? As I [End Page 181] conclude this review, President Clinton has been impeached for a private act made public, and the most public act of all, the bombing of another country, has raised little debate. These events should force us to confront anew our conceptualizations of the public and the private--as well as our presence and role in public life. The discussion, to which this volume makes a significant contribution, continues.
* Campbell, Geoffrey. A Vulnerable America: An Overview of National Security. Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books, 2004.
Is it public knowledge that the Secret Service protects most of the important political figures? Is it public knowledge that the Secret Service works many of the secret missions that the army cannot? The Secret Service makes a commendable amount of compensation ("Secret Service Agent Salaries"). The service also has responsibilities among the strongest ("The American Presidency"). The qualifications for the Secret Service include many tests both mentally and physically (Lawi.us). The Secret Service has large compensation, strong responsibilities, and many qualifications. The Secret Service is one of the hardest but well paying jobs.
Each country in the world has the ability to decide where they want to place their military. Doing so by taking strategic measures, the private sector has to sometimes work day and night with no breaks to ensure global security. For example, in the 1960s during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the entire private sector had to work for days on end to make sure that nothing drastic was going to happen to the country and even to the world. This does not just apply to the 1960s when it happens, but it applies to every single day and it is apart of the responsibility that comes with working in the private
Primarily, the publics’ perceptions that private security agencies and its employees have no legal authority, therefore, tends to disrespect them or not adhered to the directives or comply to the enforcement they intend to implement. The main goal of most private security agencies and guards are the same, protecting life and property, however this is an unyielding task for those in this profession. Another great challenge for private security lies in the supplies and demands of the community in which they serve. Economic environments tend to determine how successful private security can be. Most private security agencies rely on the demands of the company, the level of security they require, the length of the contract or assignment, and lastly, the budget in which the company has allowed for these services.