The Department of State (DoS) has selected Richärd+Bauer of Phoenix, Arizona, as the architect for the new U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad, India. The multi-building complex will be situated on a 12-acre site in the Rangareddy District, and will include an office building, a support annex, a utility building, and facilities for the Consulate General community.

The mission of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations is to provide safe, secure, and functional facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and support our staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives.

According to the Department of Defense (DoD) — Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $7,412,342 contract for basic life support and security for the Iraq King Air 350 Program.

Work will be performed in Iraq and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2015. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition and is 100 percent foreign military sales to Iraq. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.