One of the two Americans killed in a shooting attack Monday that left five people dead at a Jordanian police training center lived in the Tampa Bay area.James "Damon" Creach, 42, has lived in New Tampa with his wife and three children for several years, family and neighbors said. Creach worked as a law enforcement […]
KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton, has received criticism for being what many consider a "shoe in" for government contracts because of connections to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who was CEO of Halliburton until 2000. However, political connections aside, there seem to be an abundance of construction companies lately that have played fast and […]
USAID — The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Assadullah Zamir and the Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Herbie Smith, agreed today to continue collaboration supporting activities that will help improve food economic security for rural Afghans. “This program strengthens farmers’ knowledge and skills on improved wheat, high value […]
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 of responsibility (AOR). KEY POINTS: In 4th quarter FY 2015, USCENTCOM reported […]
According to documents published by U.S. Government to discuss the dangerous world we live in and the risks, many Americans take to serve our country abroad. People are the key to our success, and the Department is directly addressing OCS personnel issues impacting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are developing our acquisition workforce positions, strengthening […]