Reason Foundation’s new Annual Privatization Report 2009 wasn’t the only news in the privatization world this week. The articles below are some privatization news highlights from the last week that haven’t been covered elsewhere on the blog:
FEDERAL
- “Energy weighs freeing feds from competitive sourcing agreements,” Government Executive
- “More problems reported with Defense Contract Audit Agency,” Government Executive
STATE & LOCAL:
- “Tennessee appeals court rules that CCA is subject to open records law,” WREG
- “Chicago-area bidder for Virginia port operation adds a partner,” The Virginian-Pilot
- “Put first things first in proposals to operate Va. ports,” The Virginian-Pilot
- “State Senate candidates spar over Houma hospital,” Daily Comet
- “City Council seems ready to let Dallas Zoological Society run zoo,” Dallas Morning News
- “St. Pete moves forward with plans to privatize BayWalk sidewalk,” Tampa Tribune
- “In Pomona, outsourcing takes in-house indecision,” Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
INTERNATIONAL:
- “10 companies reported contending for Odessa Port-Side Plant,” Ukrainian Journal
- “Aviation Workers Protest Concession of Nation’s Airports (Nigeria),” ThisDay
- “Land reform to privatize parts of Jewish state,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- “Government will not privatize Zampost — Mubita,” Lusaka Times
- “South Korea to Privatize 9 Firms by Year’s End,” New York Times Blogs
- “Privatization: No fire sale, please,” Business Mirror (Phillipines)
- “About 280 state-owned enterprises and small facilities privatized,” APA
- “Cabinet to privatize 50 percent plus 1 shares in Kharkivmetrobud,” Kyiv Post