RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The federal prosecution of five former employees of the private security firm Blackwater has crumbled after the defendants said they were acting at the behest of the CIA by ...

And we begin today with the growing scrutiny of Blackwater USA, the private security firm tasked with protecting State Department officials in Iraq. Blackwater has been in the spotlight since the ...

Can Blackwater incidents shed light on contractors' mental health? Oct. 3, 2007 — -- Along with congressional hearings on allegations of recklessness against Blackwater USA security forces in ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians have found that at least 14 of the shootings were unjustified ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A current worker and a former employee of the security contractor previously known as Blackwater have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, the second such suit filed ...

Making a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, the founder and chairman of Blackwater USA defended his company’s record, disputing a congressional report that determined his company is out of ...

The Blackwater security firm, subject of headlines related to deadly shootings in Iraq, would like to get more business working on natural... Blackwater Eyes Domestic Contracts in U.S. The first ...

This report is a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity and The Washington Post. Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. These accusations were contained in the anonymous declarations of two ex-Blackwater ...

The New York Times reported Friday that Blackwater employees took part in CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mark Mazzetti, national security correspondent for the ...