(POC) — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which will work in close coordination with Turkish authorities on the front lines, as well as with our partners on the ground and agencies across the U.S. government. The DART is assessing the situation, identifying priority humanitarian needs, and working to provide search and rescue. We are in the process of deploying USAID Urban Search and Rescue teams from Fairfax and Los Angeles County Fire Departments. These two teams will be part of the USAID DART and will coordinate with Turkish authorities

(POC) — Department of Defense has awarded a $16,960,148 contract for architecture-engineering services for constructing a new concrete fixed single-deck submarine repair pier at Polaris Point Submarine Base, Guam.

Work will be performed in Piti, Guam, and is expected to be completed by September 2024. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.

(POC) —  Department of Defense has awarded an additional $22,004,729 to contract W91QVN-20-F-0157 for cybersecurity, network operations, and maintenance of information technology support.

Work will be performed in South Korea, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2024.

(POC) — Guantanamo Bay the naval base, nicknamed "GTMO" or "Gitmo", covers 116 square kilometers (45 sq mi) on the western and eastern banks of the bay located in Guantanamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.

(POC) — BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway to improve the management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).