Some privatization news highlights from the last two weeks that haven’t been covered elsewhere on the blog:
FEDERAL
- “Congress seeks insourcing through cataloging contracts,” Washington Technology
- “Number of Homeland Security contractors raises eyebrows ,” Government Executive
- “8 stories to keep watching in 2010,” Washington Technology
- “Privatization Blocked at Military Installations Across US,” Hudson Valley Press
STATE & LOCAL:
- “Firm wins lease to manage Seagirt terminal at city port,” Baltimore Sun
- “Authority orders appraisal of airport’s parking lots,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette
- “Higher Ed Leaders Mull Privatization,” KUNC
- “Airline flights from Gwinnett? Firm makes a pitch,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- “Mixed reaction to privatizing Briscoe,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- “Cayuga County to privatize home health care,” NewsChannel 9 WSYR
- “Officials drum up support for privatizing Camden jail,” Philadelphia Inquirer
- “Multnomah County jail system could trim $16 million with better management, special panel recommends,” The Oregonian
- “Officials discuss plans for private prison in Prescott Valley,” Prescott Daily Courier
- “RSWA will review bids to privatize trash and recycling operations,” Charlottesville Tomorrow
- “Changes to permit process have been positive,” Marietta Times
- “Child support payments may be handled by private company,” New Bern Sun Journal
- “Clark County commissioners ponder privatizing UMC,” Las Vegas Review-Journal
- “County Behavioral Health Services â?? a public-private partnership,” The Union of Grass Valley
- “Ann Arbor school district to explore privatizing transportation, custodians,” AnnArbor.com
INTERNATIONAL:
- “Iran plans to privatize Imam Khomeini port,” Tehran Times
- “ADB loans 630 million dollars for Vietnam privatization,” Earthtimes.com
- “Lebanese ministers united behind privatization plans,” Daily Star
- “Privatization comes to Ontario,” Gerson Lehrman Group
- “Bridge the best of Canada’s P3s,” The Chronicle Herald
- “Electric Power Industry of Serbia to be privatized in phases, PM says,” Balkans.com Business News
- “Government plans extensive national projects,” Lusaka Times
- “Bulgaria Merges 2 Privatization-Related Agencies,” Sofia News Agency
- “Woori Privatization Mulled via M & A,” Korea Times
- “Vietnam Invites Malaysians To Invest In Infrastructure Projects,” Bernama
“ Reason Foundation’s Annual Privatization Report 2009
“ Reason Foundation’s Privatization Research and Commentary