Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572011-05-14T12:14:32-04:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadRecommended Site: The PMSC Observertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20154324e318b970c2011-05-14T12:14:32-04:002011-05-14T22:26:20-04:00For those readers interested in additional resources about government contracting, specifically in the realms of global security and law enforcement, I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with The PMSC Observer. Steve PeacockFive More Contractors to Get Piece of $10 Billion Global 'Civilian Police' Pietag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201543245c56b970c2011-05-12T23:41:02-04:002013-08-05T00:24:30-04:00Five contractors this week secured another chunk of a $10 billion global law-enforcement project of the U.S. State Dept., which is deploying hired guns and consultants worldwide.Steve PeacockFeds to Unveil New Initiatives for Public Schoolstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e88240861970d2009-04-24T00:00:00-04:002009-04-24T00:00:00-04:00An additional federal infusion of funding for public schools is slated for this summer, according to new contracting documents that The Peacock Report (TPR) located today. In two particular cases, however, the funds will not be invested in U.S. schools; on the contrary, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...Steve PeacockU.S. to Infuse Tons of New Textbooks in Schoolstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e8824081a970d2009-01-16T00:00:00-05:002009-01-16T00:00:00-05:00Over 128,000 brand-new math and science textbooks are being purchased by the federal government for nationwide distribution to schools -- nationwide, that is, in Tanzania. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is soliciting bids from textbook suppliers capable of delivering the textbooks and related teachers' guides to the Tanzanian...Steve PeacockAir Force Ups Ante For PR, InfoWar R & Dtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882407fd970d2008-07-12T00:00:00-04:002008-07-12T00:00:00-04:00The U.S. Air Force (USAF) continues to seek private-sector help in carrying out population "influence operations" and other forms of information warfare, according to a recently renewed call for research and development ideas on the topic. The Peacock Report (TPR) broke the story on the program in 2006, when it...Steve PeacockDetails of U.S.-Funded Pakistan Media Plan Revealedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882407da970d2008-06-21T00:00:00-04:002008-06-21T00:00:00-04:00Details of a plan to blanket Pakistani media with U.S. government-supplied messages were discovered this past week, when the U.S. Agency for Internatonal Development (USAID) stepped up its search for a contractor capable of carrying out a propaganda mission on its behalf. USAID on Thursday (June 19) released a formal...Steve PeacockU.S. Information Blitz to Unfold in Pakistantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882407b9970d2008-06-05T00:00:00-04:002008-06-05T00:00:00-04:00An information blitz aimed at swaying Pakistani citizens' views on U.S. involvement in the region is about to unfold, The Peacock Report (TPR) has discovered. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday commenced its search for a contractor capable of carrying out the euphemistically titled "USAID/Pakistan Outreach Campaign," as...Steve PeacockUSAID May Outsource Global Cash-Distribution Functiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882407ad970d2008-06-03T00:00:00-04:002008-06-03T00:00:00-04:00The multi-billion dollar distribution of U.S.-based international aid grants might be handed over to private contractors, whom the federal government would hire to deliver the funds on its behalf. According to a "sources-sought" document that The Peacock Report (TPR) has located, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is assessing...Steve PeacockWashington Takes Action on High Gas Pricestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e8824079c970d2008-05-28T00:00:00-04:002013-06-18T09:59:07-04:00Rising fuel prices and truck-based shipping expenses are spelling trouble for U.S. policymakers, who now are exploring ways to strengthen, as an alternative, new highways, commercial railways and ports. Specifically, the federal government is taking action through an endeavor known as the "Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Corridor Transportation Initiative."Steve PeacockUSAID To Stockpile Equipment for Humanitarian Relief Effortstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882406be970d2007-09-14T00:00:00-04:002007-09-14T00:00:00-04:00The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is embarking upon an ambitious program whose aim is to amass equipment that will more effectively prepare the agency for global crises. According to the following excerpt from a planning document dated Sept. 14 (today): The capacity of the United States Government (USG)...Steve Peacock