Largely because of two recent court decisions, workers’ compensation premiums in the Sunshine State, which had fallen over 60% since 2003, will go up by 14.5%. Both court decisions involve the 2003 reforms, which had been a boon for businesses while they dramatically affected worker benefits. In Castellanos v. Next Door Company, the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the attorneys’ fee …

Considering that it is a tiny, isolated atoll that is almost exactly in the center of the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia has a rather colorful history and an important role in global security. The 17-square-mile sand and coral atoll is technically part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, but U.S. forces have been there since 1966, and they will probably …

As the cost involved in raising and maintaining a fighting force in the field has increased exponentially in the last few decades, the number of contractors has increased as well. However, such use is hardly new, as private military contractors have served in key support areas since the Revolutionary War. General George Washington’s army was about 18% contractors, and that …

One of the most comprehensive looks at the industry yet concludes that there will never be another war that does not feature private military contractors in a prominent role. In a broader sense, the rise of military contractors took place in a unique geopolitical environment. Because of the Cold War’s end, there are more international conflicts than ever before and …

At one point during the Iraq War, soldiers at Joint Base Balad, deep inside the infamous Sunni Triangle, burned 200 tons of waste a day in a 10-acre, open-air pit. Soldiers doused human waste, mechanical parts, medical waste, radio batteries, and all the other waste of war with JP-8 jet fuel, which released clouds of benzene gas as it burned. …