Blackwater Predator missile-load contract ending

By PAMELA HESS and ADAM GOLDMAN, Associated Press Writer
2 hrs 3 mins ago

WASHINGTON – CIA Director Leon Panetta has canceled a contract with the former Blackwater security firm that allowed the company's operatives to load missiles on Predator drones in Pakistan.

Panetta canceled the contract earlier this year and the work is being transitioned to government personnel, a person familiar with the contract said Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the classified program.