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AECOM Technology Corp. has won a $110 million contract to provide the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with conflict mitigation support services for their work in South Sudan. The South Sudan Viable Support to Transition and Stability program builds on a previous initiative that AECOM launched in 2009 in aid of political and peace processes before and after South Sudan’s independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011, AECOM.

John M. Dionisio - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer "AECOM’s previous conflict-mitigation experience on various USAID-funded programs in the area since 2007 positions us well to make the VISTAS program a success,” said AECOM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John M. Dionisio.  “We are excited by the opportunity to help create further stability for the people of South Sudan.”

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BP sued the U.S. government over a decision barring the company from new federal contracts to supply fuel and other services following the company's agreement to plead guilty to criminal charges arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. The British oil giant said in court papers filed in Houston, TX federal court that the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to suspend the company from such contracts and its continued enforcement of that order is arbitrary, capricious and "an abuse of discretion."

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The U.S. foreign aid agency spent nearly one-quarter of its $203 million budget for promoting stability in Afghanistan without issuing a single community grant as the program was designed to do, according to a watchdog report released on Monday. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko found that the U.S. Agency for International Development spent almost $50 million of its Stability in Key Areas (SIKA) funding on workshops and training sessions instead of projects that would directly address instability in the region.

John Sopko“It’s troubling that after 16 months, this program has not issued its first community grant,” Sopko said in a statement. “This looks like bad value for U.S. taxpayers and the Afghan people.”

Sarah WinesSarah Wines, who is USAID’s acting mission director for Afghanistan, said in a response to the report that the findings showed a “fundamental misunderstanding of SIKA’s purpose” and that the awarding of grants in and of itself is not the most important element of the program.

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Professional Overseas Contractors - www.Your-POC.com An Afghan construction company sued DynCorp International in Virginia federal court last week, alleging that after it subcontracted with DynCorp to build barracks and related facilities, the military contractor withheld payments and assessed improper back charges.

Omran Construction Consulting & Engineering claims that DynCorp is holding out on it for work it did under DynCorp’s $47.5 million contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct various military facilities for the Afghan National Army.

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NATO Agrees Outlines of 2015 Afghanistan Mission

Post Date: August 16, 2013 | Category: The Danger Zone

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NATO defence ministers agreed on Wednesday the broad outlines of its next mission in Afghanistan after it completes a difficult withdrawal from its longest combat operation in 2014. "We have just endorsed the detailed concept of our non-combat mission in Afghanistan" to guide military planners as they prepare NATO's advice and training program, alliance head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said "Resolute Support", will be based on a "limited regional approach", with operational centers in Kabul and around the country to train and advise some 350,000 Afghan government troops.

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) investigation of large-scale corruption in Afghanistan led to the Department of Justice freezing more than $63 million in U.S. government funds, allegedly obtained through fraudulent means, located in bank accounts held in Afghanistan and in correspondent banks in the United States and abroad. The bank accounts are owned by Hikmatullah Shadman, an Afghan trucking contractor, who according to court documents allegedly defrauded the U.S. of more than $77 million by charging inflated prices for trucking contracts to deliver U.S. military supplies. These trucking contracts were allegedly obtained through bribes, kickbacks, and bid-rigging, according to court papers.

John Sopko"We are determined to use all possible means to recover stolen taxpayer money. I'm proud of my agents, who worked closely with the Department of Justice on this groundbreaking achievement. This hits the criminals where it hurts. SIGAR will stop at nothing to follow this money trail wherever it leads," said Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko.

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KBR Being Blamed for Employees Allegedly Taking Bribes in the Latest Anti-Kickback Lawsuit

Defense contractor KBR headquartered in Houston, Texas must face claims that its employees took kickbacks while shipping military equipment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Under a 2001 logistics (LOGCAP) agreement, the U.S. Army had given KBR, a former Halliburton subsidiary previously known as Kellogg, Brown and Root, discrete tasks to fulfill, which it could do on its own or by hiring subcontractors.

KBR hired two subcontractors, EGL and Panalpina, to carry out its task of transporting military equipment and supplies to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait between 2002 and 2006. The government later accused KBR employees of accepting kickbacks from EGL and Panalpina to “obtain favorable treatment on subcontracts with KBR, such as overlooking service failures and continuing to award new subcontracts despite such failures" they said.

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The Eastern District of Virginia dismissed a False Claims Act complaint brought by the government and a whistleblower, finding that the government failed to adequately plead that it relied on allegedly false marksmanship tests when it paid a government contractor. U.S. ex rel. Badr v. Triple Canopy, Inc., Case No. 1:11-cv-288 (E.D. Va. June 19, 2013).

Triple Canopy had a contract with the government to provide security services at United States military bases in Al Asad, Iraq. As part of the contract, Triple Canopy was required to ensure that all of its personnel maintained certain weapons qualifications. Triple Canopy brought 332 guards from Uganda to work at the bases. According to the allegations of the complaint, it quickly became clear to Triple Canopy that the guards could not meet the minimum weapons qualification requirements. As a result, the complaint alleges, Triple Canopy began to falsify the guards’ scorecards.

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Post Date: July 22, 2013 | Category: Around the World

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Iraq - Afghanistan Contractor Census, 3rd quarter (Apr - Jun 2013)

Iraq - Afghanistan Contractor Census, 3rd quarter (Apr - Jun 2013)

CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OF U.S. OPERATIONS IN THE USCENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY TO INCLUDE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

BACKGROUND:  This report updates DoD contractor personnel numbers in theater and outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces.  It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Iraq; and, the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).  

KEY POINTS: In 3rd quarter FY 2013, USCENTCOM reported approximately 129,100 contractor personnel working for the DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR.  This total reflects a slight decrease from the previous quarter.  The number of contractors outside of Afghanistan and Iraq make up about 15% of the total contractor population in the USCENTCOM AOR.  A breakdown of DoD contractor personnel is provided below:

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