A former employee of a U.S. contractor was indicted today in the Eastern District of Texas for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes in exchange for his influence in awarding U.S. government-funded contracts in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John Malcolm Bales of the […]
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) family of vehicles is a Modified Capital Asset materiel solution replacement for the M113 family of vehicles to mitigate current and future capability gaps in force protection, mobility, reliability, and interoperability by mission role variant to support the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) across the Spectrum of Conflict. The AMPV […]
GERMANY — An Army contract for security at its bases in Germany is moving ahead after the U.S. Government Accountability Office dismissed a protest against the award. The decision essentially upholds the four-year, $334 million contract the Army awarded to Pond Security Service in October. “Naturally we’re pleased to hear the good news,” said Chad Geier, Pond’s […]
Erik Prince is not whining, he wants that clear. “However much I had to put up with, in terms of the assault from all sides, from the lawyers and the bureaucrats, pales in comparison to guys who lost their lives, who were maimed, either active-duty military or contractors,” he says. “I’m just providing a cautionary […]
The founder of Blackwater, once the world’s most notorious security contracting firm, seemed stumped by his interrogator’s question. Could Erik Prince — a former Navy SEAL who reportedly worked as an undercover CIA operative — specify how much of his best-selling memoir he wrote himself? “I don’t know, because — I don’t know,” Prince said […]