The United States announced $600,000 in additional humanitarian assistance to respond to severe flooding in the Kingdom of Cambodia caused by multiple tropical storms and prolonged torrential rain since early October.
With this funding, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is financing the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency assistance to help 3,725 affected families purchase food.
Like many Americans back home, troops deployed to Afghanistan are celebrating Thanksgiving differently this year because of the coronavirus.
Bases have typically covered the dining facilities with seasonal decorations, while senior officers and enlisted leaders carved and served turkey and roast beef. Bands performed live music.
In 2020, meals will be put in doggie bags and troops will eat them at a safe distance from one another.
Amentum, a leading contractor to U.S. federal and allied governments, announced today that it has closed the acquisition of DynCorp International, a provider of sophisticated aviation, logistics, training, intelligence, and operational solutions in over 30 countries worldwide. The deal has accelerated Amentum’s growth into new markets, enhanced and added to its industry-leading capabilities, and furthered Amentum’s offering of differentiated solutions to its customers’ most challenging missions. The combination has also created one of the largest providers of mission-critical support services to government customers, with 34,000 team members in 105 countries around the world.
“The addition of DynCorp International will make us a powerhouse with an enduring mission focus and market-leading positions in several key areas,” said John Vollmer, Amentum’s CEO. “The enhanced size, scope, and footprint of the combined organization will help ensure sustained delivery excellence to our customers and allow us to pursue transformational opportunities in the market.”