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 […]
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)) and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). KEY POINTS: In 1st quarter FY 2015, USCENTCOM reported approximately 54,700 contractor personnel working for the […]
Supreme Court of the United States (“Supreme Court”) denied Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.’s (“KBR“) fight to recover $41 million in disallowed subcontractor costs incurred in performance of dining services in Iraq, bringing an end to KBR‘s longrunning claim litigation. Of significance for other contractors, the Supreme Court’s denial leaves intact the decision by the […]
A defense contractor producing products and services for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan agreed to repay the government $27.5 million to settle overbilling charges brought under the False Claims Act. “Contractors that knowingly bill the government in violation of contract terms will face serious consequences,” said acting Assistant Attorney General Joyce Branda. “The department […]
So ends a foreign policy experiment that began with two choices in 2011. In that hinge year, President Obama decided to stay out of the Syrian conflict and to passively accept the withdrawal of all U.S. ground forces from Iraq (which he later claimed as a personal achievement during his reelection campaign). I’m not sure […]