The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil and energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, according to two sources familiar with the ...

Those who support using private military and security contractors often claim that a major reason for doing so is that it is more cost-effective than using regular military forces. While there hasn’t ...

Companies in the Gulf Coast area hit by Hurricane Katrina are turning to an unusual source to protect people and property rendered vulnerable by the storm's damage -- private security contractors that ...

Notorious private security contractor Erik Prince is working his way back into Donald Trump's orbit, and he's gained a pair ...

WASHINGTON -- An hour or two's drive south of Norfolk, Va., you pass through a North Carolina swamp where once, it is said, black bears abounded. That is why Blackwater USA, the large American private ...

Could private security contractors replace Hamas and be the 'day after' solution in Gaza? A group of foreign policy and security experts have compiled a report looking at a solution for a “day after” ...