By Ross Wilkers — Some transition and startup activities are going forward on the Army’s massive LOGCAP V global logistics program but the coronavirus pandemic continues to push back the timeline for being fully up and running. Now that full operational capability is not expected until next year and the timeline for the transition itself is also […]
Military-civilian contractor in Iraq talks about changing companies in the middle of a contract, travel, and more. The US recently announced the end of active combat for troops in Iraq. On the ground, there will only be small changes, but it could signal a different attitude towards Iraq. Last month, the US military announced it […]
Department of Defense awarded a company out of Irving, Texas a $14,872,623 contract for T-6 contractor logistics support and base life support security. Work will be performed in Balad Air Base, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022.
"There are a lot of assumptions about contractors, and a lot of the assumptions are wrong." Those are the words of a private security contractor who asked to be referred to only as "Lloyd" for this story because like most of his colleagues he is not authorized to speak to the media. By Lloyd's count, […]
BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for 1st quarter Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway to improve management of contractors accompanying the United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); and the U.S. […]