Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate, located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island kingdom of Bahrain.

Department of Defense awarded a $29,721,066 to previously awarded global contingency multiple award construction contract N62470-19-D-8024 for renovations to Joint Intelligence Center, Building 639, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy.

The work to be performed provides for reconfiguring and renovating both the ground and first floors to provide a modern, contiguous secure working area for Commander, Task Force 67 operations.

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The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $100,000 in immediate assistance to support the people affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in Sudan, which have resulted in at least 89 deaths, affected more than 226,000 people, and destroyed or damaged more than 47,000 houses.

As the largest donor to the Sudanese people, USAID has provided more than $457 million in humanitarian aid since October

Private military contractors are private companies that provide the same services as a private military, but instead of being employed by a government or state, they work for private organizations. The private organization hires them to protect their employees and assets while providing security in high-risk areas. They can be hired by anyone from an individual to a corporation, non-governmental organization (NGO), or multinational company.

Department of Defense has awarded a $7,630,924 contract for fire and electric safety assessments. Work will be performed in Kuwait with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2025.

Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $7,630,924 were obligated at the time of the award.

The restructuring and downsizing of offices and personnel within the Defense Department weakened key US oversight functions of PMSCs contracts with the Department. The Defense Department should re-appoint a senior official to oversee policy guidance, coordination within the Defense Department and other US Government agencies, and full implementation of legal and regulatory requirements regarding PMSC oversight. This official could also support efforts to strengthen international standards and national laws on PMSCs. It makes the most sense to be within the Office of the Under Secretary for Defense for Acquisition and

Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States

Contractors authorized to accompany the Force, or CAAF, means contractor personnel, including all tiers of subcontractor personnel, who are authorized to accompany U.S. Armed Forces in applicable operations and have been afforded CAAF status through a letter of authorization. CAAF generally includes all U.S. citizen and third-country national employees not normally

Department of Defense (DoD) awarded an additional $98,500,000 to increase the maximum dollar value of the multiple awards, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, design-build construction contracts for projects located primarily in Guam and other areas in the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific area of operations (AO).

The work to be performed provides new construction, renovation, and minor construction and may include, but is not limited to,

Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $550 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's seventeenth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

When applying for work abroad, make sure that you customize your resume to the given job, ensuring specific skills and regional experiences are addressed properly. The recruiter may not see the link between your attributes and their job, so provide connections in the resume. Including a personal statement to galvanize any important points will also be beneficial.

First impressions are very important, especially when looking at work abroad. Overseas recruiters will use this document as a

Department of Defense has awarded $127,000,000 contract action to provide base operations support, base life support, and security services in support of the Iraq F-16 program.

Work will be performed at Martyr Brigadier General Ali Flaih Air Base, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 30, 2023.

Erik Dean Prince is an American businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company (PMC) Blackwater USA. He served as Blackwater's CEO until 2009 and its chairman until its sale to a group of investors in 2010.

Prince heads the private equity firm Frontier Resource Group and served as chairman of the Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group until 2021. Prince is the son of an engineer and businessman Edgar Prince, and the brother of former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

The U.S. Navy's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) is an instrumented laboratory that performs integrated three-dimensional hydrospace/ aerospace trajectory measurements covering the entire spectrum of undersea simulated warfare: calibration, classifications, detection, and destruction. Its vital mission is to assist in establishing and maintaining the naval ability of the United States through testing, evaluation, and underwater research.