A former military contractor who ran two Kuwaiti companies during the Iraq War was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for paying a $15,000 bribe to a lieutenant in the Army National Guard in exchange for the award of a contract. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and […]
Wes Bearden spent the last 18 months working in the Middle East as a Military Defense Contractor. After long hours providing help for American troops, he must make the adjustment to being back home. Defense contracting has expanded dramatically over the last decade, particularly in the United States, where in the last fiscal year the […]
KBR Inc. took a hit in an ongoing False Claims Act suit from the federal government Thursday when a Texas federal judge ordered the company to hand over an internal investigation report on alleged kickbacks at the center of the case on the grounds it had waived attorney-client privilege of the document. Obliging the government’s […]
By Presidential decree, US and NATO contractors now have until September 1, 2015 to obtain a valid business license to continue operating in Afghanistan and to obtain visas for their employees (who were previously visa-exempt). The extension of the transition period to September 1, 2015 is due to the volume of applications for licenses and […]
Vectrus, Inc. announced a prime contractor position on the $5 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP IV) has been awarded to its subsidiary, Vectrus Systems Corporation (formerly known as Exelis Systems Corporation). "Winning a position on AFCAP IV allows Vectrus to continue executing a long-term strategy that focuses on […]