Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572013-04-28T21:19:04-04:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadWND: U.S. Prepares for Casualties in Africatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201901baad6fa970b2013-04-28T21:19:04-04:002013-04-28T21:19:04-04:00The extrication of U.S. Special Forces injured in African military ventures soon will provide contractors with an additional revenue stream, now that the Obama administration plans to keep such vendors on stand-by, 24/7, for cross-continent airborne mobilization.Steve PeacockUSAID Still Seeks Contractors for Syrian Operationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2017d3f238ff7970c2012-12-24T11:31:02-05:002012-12-24T12:15:31-05:00Private contractors capable of helping the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) prepare for potential future actions in Syria still are being sought by the agency. Steve PeacockU.S. Seeks New Means of Predicting Internet Growth Overseas, from Albania to Zimbabwetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2015390378688970b2011-07-27T17:23:19-04:002011-07-27T17:34:13-04:00The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is looking for a contractor capable of developing a new analytical model to predict Internet usage and growth -- in thirty-two foreign nations, from "A" (Albania) to "Z" (Zimbabwe). Steve Peacock