On February 5, 2017 KBR completed an exceptionally significant letter of technical direction (LOTD) from the US Government to organize a special meal on the eve of this year's Super Bowl, the annual championship game of the National Football League, for all US soldiers at three military camps in Poland supporting Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR). […]
The United States and Japan signed an agreement last week that could end Status of Forces Agreement coverage for some military contractors without specialized skills. The SOFA supplemental agreement negotiations were made public last year, shortly after a contractor working in Okinawa was arrested on charges that he raped and killed a 20-year-old Japanese woman. While SOFA […]
What overseas taxpayers need to know this season. The 2016 tax filing season has officially begun, and the IRS is now accepting returns from U.S. taxpayers worldwide. For U.S. citizens living abroad, filing taxes this year presents a number of unique and unprecedented challenges. To get you started down the right path, here are four things […]
SIGAR: ‘High-Risk List’ Shows Continued Erosion in Afghanistan Reconstruction Among real Afghan security forces there are roughly tens of thousands of fellow soldiers on the roster that don’t exist. Soldiers struggle to receive pay and forces are barely able to retake strategic areas of the country after they fall to insurgents. And the Taliban has made […]
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid travel to Somalia because of continuous activity by the al-Qaida affiliated terrorist group, al-Shabaab. U.S. citizens should be aware of the threat of kidnapping in all parts of Somalia, including Somaliland and Puntland. There is no U.S. embassy presence in Somalia. This replaces the Travel […]