DynCorp International (DI), a leading global service provider, has announced a major expansion into the UK. The Company operates globally, providing highly complex logistics, fleet management and through-life supply chain solutions. Based in London, DynCorp International (UK) has been established as a new company pursuing opportunities in Europe and Africa. Announcing the move during a program of […]
An Army Reserve lieutenant colonel was sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison June 13 after pleading guilty to charges in connection with pocketing more than $9 million from a contract to train Afghan troops, according to the Justice Department. David Young, 51, of Hernando Beach, Florida, will begin serving his sentence Aug. 4. According […]
Civilian federal employees serving in combat zones would receive the same tax credit available to military personnel who work alongside them, under a new bipartisan bill. The Combat Zone Tax Parity Act (H.R. 4621) aims to address a shortage of civilian workers staffing dangerous regions by extending a federal income tax break to those employees. […]
A press release from Constellis Holdings signals major news in the High Threat Security Industry. Academi, the company formerly known as Blackwater and Xe, will join Triple Canopy along with a handful of other high threat security companies under a new management structure named Constellis Holdings. “This move allows us to create a suite of […]
The rapidly developing Al-Qaeda incursion is forcing the Iraqi government not only to buy more American weapons and supplies, but also to payroll an army of mercenaries and private contractors, previously hired by the US Defense Department. According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 5,000 specialists have been contracted by the Iraqi government. They are […]
