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 […]
Army Maj. John L. Cockerham is escorted into U.S. Federal Court for a sentencing hearing after he was convicted of taking $9.6 million in bribes while serving in Iraq, in the largest such bribery case to come out of the war in Iraq.[/caption] George Lee, a Kuwait-based U.S. defense contractor who was reaping millions as […]
BAE Systems has received two contracts valued at nearly $63 million to provide F-16 support equipment, test systems, and spares to the governments of Indonesia and Iraq. The contracts enhance the company’s strong global position and ability to deliver the right systems and expertise to support F-16 aircraft operated by U.S. allies. “We are extremely pleased […]
MAKS Inc. General Trading and Contracting Co. filed suit in U.S. District Court against EOD Technology, a firm based in Lenoir City that has done extensive work in Afghanistan and Iraq. In October, EODT announced a merger with a Virginia firm called Sterling International view post. While still based in Lenoir City, the company is […]
Top Obama administration officials want to keep around 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when formal combat ends in 2014, cementing a limited, long-term American military presence in the country if Kabul agrees, said senior U.S. officials. A post-2014 troop level of that size would represent the midpoint of preliminary recommendations by Gen. John Allen, the […]