(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

SOUTH KOREA — The 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.