Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Aegis Defence Services - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aegis Defence Services is a London, U.K. –based private military contractor with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the USA. Aegis would not confirm that its employees were involved in the incidents shown in the videos, but was reported to be taking legal action against Stoner for breach of confidence, breach of contract and copyright infringement. Aegis chief executive is Lt-Col. Tim Spicer (who founded Sandline International) and the chairman of the Aegis board of directors is former Chief of the Defence Staff, Field Marshal Peter Inge. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aegis_Defence_Services   (686 words)

Iraq Suppliers - AEGIS - Supplying for the rebuilding of Iraq (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) AEGIS is a London based privately owned British security and risk management company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the USA. AEGIS Technical Services Division is a class leader in the provision of a wide range of security services and training in a variety of disciplines. All AEGIS activities are conducted with the highest degree of discretion, integrity and client confidentiality within the framework of national and international law. www.iraqsupplier.com.cob-web.org:8888 /docs/profiles/aegis/home.htm   (636 words)

SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- U.S. audit criticizes Aegis security work in Iraq WASHINGTON – U.S. investigators have criticized Aegis Defence Services Ltd. for its work providing security in Iraq for contractors and U.S. government staff, saying the British firm had failed to verify that employees were properly qualified for the job. Among problems cited in the audit were that Aegis could not provide the correct documents to show its employees were qualified to use weapons and many Iraqi employees were not properly vetted to ensure they were not a security threat. Aegis records did not indicate employees were trained for more than half of these weapons, the audit said. www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/iraq/20050422-0848-iraq-aegis.html   (497 words)

Aegis work in Iraq criticised US investigators have criticised Aegis Defence Services for its work providing security in Iraq for contractors and US government staff, saying the British firm had failed to verify that employees were properly qualified for the job. Aegis said it had not seen the final version of the audit report but a draft report found Aegis generally in compliance with the contract. Aegis won a US contract last May to help coordinate security for contractors in Iraq and provide, among other tasks, anti-terrorism support, escort security and close personal protection. www.iraqdirectory.com /files/articles/article448.htm   (465 words)

Iraq occupation makes possible record profits for British private military contractor Amongst the functions of the company is to pass on information on the activity of insurgents, providing a daily intelligence service to contractors, as well as tracking the position of their vehicles. Defence Systems Limited was created in this atmosphere as former members of the SAS became involved in the military consulting and training business. A spokesman for Aegis has said that the company is carrying out an internal investigation and the UK Foreign Office has confirmed that it is also investigating the contents of the video. www.wsws.org /articles/2006/feb2006/cont-f28.shtml   (1906 words)

Dog of war builds £62 million business on Iraq Aegis Defence Services has seen turnover rise more than 100-fold in three years thanks to contracts for overseeing the safety of thousands of civilian contractors working in Iraq on behalf of the Pentagon. His business breakthrough came in 2004 when Aegis, which started out as a small consultancy assessing war risk for insurance firms, clinched its multi-million-pound deal with the US defence department for sensitive and dangerous contracts in Iraq. Aegis co-ordinates communications between coalition forces, civilian contractors and their private guards. www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press914.htm   (495 words)

Video Allegedly Exposes Security Contractors Last night a spokesman for defence firm Aegis Defence Services - set up in 2002 by Lt Col Tim Spicer, a former Scots Guards officer - confirmed that the company was carrying out an internal investigation to see if any of their employees were involved. The website states: "This site does not belong to Aegis Defence Ltd, it belongs to the men on the ground who are the heart and soul of the company." The clips have been removed. Last night a spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "Aegis have assured us that there is nothing on the video to suggest that it has anything to do with their company. www.truthout.org /docs_2005/printer_112805A.shtml   (3023 words)

AEGIS Specialist Risk Management AEGIS is a London based, privately owned, British security and risk management company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal and the USA. AEGIS specialises in the identification, analysis and mitigation of risk. All AEGIS activities are conducted with the highest degree of discretion, integrity and client confidentiality within the framework of national and international law, whilst at the same time maintaining complete corporate transparency. www.aegisworld.com   (417 words)

BBC NEWS | UK | Iraqi 'shooting' videos examined Aegis Defence Services Ltd said it would "investigate whether the footage has any connection with the company". Aegis Defence Services Ltd won a $293m (£169m) contract from the US government last year to operate in Iraq. Aegis is contracted to provide a range of services to the US government. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/4490494.stm   (287 words)

Aegis Defence Services - SourceWatch Aegis Defence Services was initially awarded a $293 million contract by the Pentagon in May 2004 to act as the "coordination and management hub" for the fifty-plus private security companies in Iraq. AEGIS is a London based privately owned British risk management company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the USA. In Iraq, AEGIS is under contract to the US Department of Defense to provide security support services to the Project and Contracting Office (PCO), responsible for managing the reconstruction programme. www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Aegis_Defence_Services   (1644 words)

Aegis Defence Services, Lt Col Tim Spicer and the murder of Peter McBride Aegis Defence Services, Lt Col Tim Spicer and the murder of Peter McBride Our concern is that a contentious contract has been awarded to a company, Aegis Defence Services, led by an individual, Lt Col Tim Spicer, who is totally unfit in our view to be put in charge of armed individuals in conflict situations. We urge you to reconsider the awarding of this contract to Aegis Defence Services, not from the narrow criteria outlined in your decision but from a human rights and rule of law perspective. www.serve.com /pfc/pmcbride/04olpfc.html   (887 words)

Irish Echo Online - News Aegis Defense Services has denied that there is any evidence linking the video clips to the company, but it is carrying out an investigation into the allegations nevertheless. Spicer defended the actions of the two soldiers in a letter to the Times of London on the grounds that both believed they were involved in a terrorist incident and had accordingly acted in good faith, in accordance with the law, the rules of engagement, and their military training. She said that the contracting officer responsible for selecting Aegis had not been aware of human rights allegations against Spicer and Aegis at the time the contract decision was made. www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=17505   (1826 words)

Private Military Companies (firms) Their mastery of the whole range of theoretical, methodological and operational know-how guarantees the quality of our services, our respect of commitments, our confidentiality and independence. Aegis Defensive Services was given a $293 m "cost-plus" contract ($92 m in the first year for a three year maximum of $293 m) to manage private security for the Iraq program management office (PMO). Aegis was incorporated in Britain in September 2000. globalguerrillas.typepad.com /pmc   (845 words)

CorpWatch : IRAQ: Tim Spicer's Aegis Clinches Security Deal Aegis Defence Services co-ordinates communications between coalition forces, civilian contractors working on reconstruction projects, and their private security firms. The selection sparked protests from American companies that were passed over, with Dyncorp, a defence and security contractor, questioning the decision in a formal complaint to the Government Accountability Office, the audit arm of the American government. Aegis operates one national and six regional command centres in cities across Iraq. www.warprofiteers.com /article.php?id=12466   (587 words)

Kathryn Cramer: Aegis The Aegis report stated that due to the fact that there had been an intensification of the weaponry and techniques used by the pirates in the Straits, they are now largely indistinguishable from terrorists. It was a protest brought by Dyncorp that put the Aegis contract on hold and resulted in an investigation and legal determination by the GAO, the congressional and federal government financial and legal watchdog, which, until recently, was known as the General Accounting Office. The head of the defence team for 70 suspected mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea has withdrawn from the case, his associates said on Wednesday. www.kathryncramer.com /kathryn_cramer/aegis/index.html   (7361 words)

Video of Aegis contractors murdering dozens of Iraqi civilians just for fun (Updated)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) In tonight's report Stoner has dropped his anonymity as he is being sued by Aegis, who claim that he is breaching copyright by publishing the videos. One of the bullying instructors at Deepcut (where 4 young soldiers were killed - shot themselves?) is apparently part of the Aegis "Defence Service" in Iraq. Law being used to stifle truth hmmmmm, what kind of Law is it that prevents peaceful protest and gags whistleblowers from alerting the public to malfeasance?............I would have thought the older one gets, the more respect one has for the law, oddly enough not in my case. www.iraqwar.mirror-world.ru /article/71644   (1263 words)

Formal investigation launched into video of Iraqi civilians being fired on   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Aegis Defense Services is launching its own investigation as to weather Aegis employees were involved; the shooters are not visible. An Aegis spokeswoman, Sara Pearson, said Aegis and the US military began a joint investigation two weeks ago into whether Aegis employees were involved and, if so, whether the shooting fell outside the company's rules of engagement. Aegis Defence Services Ltd won a $293m (£169m) contract from the US government last year to provide a range of services in Iraq. www.counterthink.org /z017965.html   (380 words)

U.S. Must Investigate Aegis & Tim Spicer - Indymedia Ireland 9.) The retaining of Aegis’ services in Iraq is clearly indicative of informed and deliberate disregard for the human rights and even the lives of Iraqi civilians. As controversial British private security/ mercenary firm Aegis Defence Services prepares to take legal action to gag a whistle blower the US Special Envoy to the North has agreed to meet the Mc Bride family to discuss the role of Tim Spicer in the company. When allegations surfaced recently that Aegis employees were involved in the murder of civilians in Iraq, incidents caught on so-called trophy videos, Jean Mc Bride again called on the US authorities to cancel the contract, a call echoed by a number of US Senators and members of congress. www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=73276   (1011 words)

Business & Human Rights : Aegis Defence Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Last night a spokesman for defence firm Aegis Defence Services...confirmed that the company was carrying out an internal investigation to see if any of their employees were involved... A spokesman for Aegis Defence Services, said: "There is nothing to indicate that these film clips are in any way connected to Aegis." [also refers to Sandline International] A private British firm [Aegis Defense Services] that won a $293 million contract from the Pentagon to coordinate security in Iraq is headed by a former British commando with a reputation for illicit arms deals in Africa, according to human rights activists and security analysts. www.business-humanrights.org /Categories/Individualcompanies/A/AegisDefenceServices   (545 words)

British Mercenary Firm Exposed In Civilian Shooting Incident In Iraq - Printer Friendly Page - War & Peace - We Hold ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The video was reportedly taken by an Aegis employee and posted on a web site run by an ex-Aegis employee. Spicer's firm, Aegis, was awarded a $293 million security contract in Iraq. Lt Col Tim Spicer is investigating the incident The video, which first appeared on a website that has been linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services, contained four separate clips, in which security guards open fire with automatic rifles at civilian cars. weholdthesetruths.org /modules/news/print.php?storyid=147   (1242 words)

AEGIS | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon Aégis is the third music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Old English lyrics. The Aegis could also serve as a shield and in that fashion Athena wears it upon her breastplate. AEGIS to French AEGIS to Italian AEGIS to Spanish AEGIS to Dutch AEGIS to Portuguese AEGIS to German AEGIS to Russian AEGIS to Japanese AEGIS to Chinese (T) AEGIS to Chinese (S) AEGIS to Korean AEGIS to Turkish AEGIS to Hebrew AEGIS to Additional AEGIS to Croatian AEGIS to Serbian AEGIS to Swedish www.babylon.com /definition/AEGIS/English   (538 words)

B-294232; B-294232.2, DynCorp International LLC, September 13, 2004 DynCorp International LLC protests the award of a contract to Aegis Defence Services Limited by the Department of the Army, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W911SO-04-R-0005, issued to procure security services for contractor and government personnel in Iraq. DynCorp challenges the Armys evaluation of its and Aegiss proposals, argues that the Army was required to consider its proposal in the cost/technical tradeoff, and contends that Aegis lacked the requisite responsibility to perform this contract due, in part, to certain alleged activities of Aegiss principal director and largest shareholder. Contractor services shall include all protective/defensive actions required to counter, deter, detect, and respond to threats to designated personnel through threat analysis, operations security (OPSEC), responsive communications, and integrated team support using armed vehicle escorts, as necessary. www.gao.gov /decisions/bidpro/294232.htm   (3189 words)

Government Contract Alert News Brief Offerors were also advised that proposals determined to be Unsatisfactory would be eliminated from further consideration and that the agency intended to make the award without discussions, but reserved the right to hold discussions, if necessary. Again, the GAO referred back to the express language in the solicitation regarding the Army's intention to make an award based on the initial proposals, and since DynCorp's proposal was not acceptable as written, the GAO held that the Army was not required to consider DynCorp's proposal for award. DynCorp's third and fourth allegations challenged the Army's evaluation of Aegis's proposal and alleged that Aegis was not a responsible contractor. www.ffhsj.com /govtcon/ffgalert/gcarch/nb040903.htm   (513 words)

AEGIS | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon Aegis (benannt nach dem schützenden Schild Aigis aus der Griechischen Mythologie) besteht aus einem via EDV vernetzten System von Sensoren, Datenbanken und Feuerleitsystemen. Aegis est le nom d'un système de combat états-unien nommé d'après Égide (en anglais Aegis). Aegis is, in de boeken van Homerus, het schild van Zeus. www.babylon.com /definition/AEGIS/All   (566 words)

Contractor, Army Office Fell Short, Audit Finds (washingtonpost.com) In addition to criticizing Aegis Defence Services Ltd., the audit took aim at the Army's contracting office in Iraq for poor oversight. The findings mean "there is no assurance that Aegis is providing the best possible safety and security for government and reconstruction contractor personnel and facilities," according to auditors with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. While Aegis generally met its requirements in providing security to U.S. officials and other contractors, the auditors reported, the company fell short in several key areas. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A10772-2005Apr22.html   (552 words)

Dubroom: Articles - British mercenary firm exposed in civilian shooting incident in Iraq - Indiscrim To Aegis I mailed one man and one man only within your company to mention nine more clips. A souvenir video has surfaced on the Internet showing private security contractors working for Aegis Defense Services "Victory" Group firing indiscriminately at Iraqi civilian motorists in Baghdad. Aegis maintains its head office in London's Picadilly. www.dubroom.org /articles/146.htm   (1418 words)

Executive Outcomes Aegis, formed less than two years ago, is small potatoes by PMC standards, In fact in 2003, the company made a loss of £378,000. Aegis is also bidding on a 12-month contract offered by the British government's Department of International Development (DFID) to “provide intelligence and security advice” to the government of Sierra Leone. This is the side of PMCs that the media doesn't report on when it reports the glib comments of British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw when he talks of engaging the “reputable private military sector”. www.sonoran-sunsets.com /ex.html   (2675 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.