by David Pfotenhauer — The unsubstantiated rumours of the private security company STTEP (Specialised Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection International) being redeployed to Nigeria have yet to generate the furore that their initial deployment did in 2015. The earlier presence of STTEP prompted the South African government to label them as ‘mercenary’ in function and nature and therefore […]
CACI International Inc (NYSE MKT: CACI) announced today that it has completed its transaction to acquire the outstanding stock of L-3 National Security Solutions, Inc. (NSS), a prime mission partner to the Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence agencies, and the U.S. Federal Civilian Government. According to Ken Asbury, CACI President and Chief Executive Officer, "CACI's […]
Constellis, a leading provider of operational support and risk management services, announced today that Triple Canopy (a Constellis company) has been awarded a seven-year, multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (MAIDIQ) Department of Defense (DoD) Counter Narcotics and Global Threats (CN>) contract by the Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC) for operations and […]
Three U.S. citizens who disappeared in Baghdad, kidnapped and are being held by an Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia, two Iraqi intelligence and two U.S. government sources said last month. Unknown gunmen seized the three from a brothel in the southeastern Dora district of Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. They are the first Americans to be abducted in Iraq […]
CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OF U.S. OPERATIONS IN THE USCENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BACKGROUND: This report updates DoD contractor personnel numbers in theater and outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces. It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Afghanistan (Operation Freedom’s Sentinel), Iraq (Operation Inherent Resolve), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area […]