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EOD Technology announced last week that it has merged with Sterling International to form Sterling Global Operations.
The new company will be based in Lenoir City, and EODT CEO Matt Kaye will serve as president and CEO of the new venture.
Kaye said Wednesday that the combined companies form "the world's preeminent conventional munitions disposal organization."
When asked about the benefits of the deal to EODT, Kaye said that "it really diversifies our customer base. It strengthens our footprint around the world and provides us greater breadth and depth of resources."
EODT got its start in 1987 as a company specializing in explosive ordnance disposal, and for years specialized in cleaning up contamination at former U.S. military sites. During the George W. Bush administration, EODT branched out into security operations and eventually became a major player in that market.
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Union officials say South Korean security guards at U.S. Forces Korea installations are strongly considering a strike if their new employer doesn't give them a raise.
C&S Corp. was awarded a contract earlier this month to provide security at a number of USFK bases, replacing another company, G4S, that failed to hire enough guards to staff entry gates during its first four months on the job.
Guards held protests outside USFK bases for months, claiming G4S had unfairly cut their wages and lengthened their work hours. USFK troops were forced to man gates until G4S reached adequate staffing on March 23.
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American special operations forces have suspended the training of new recruits to an Afghan village militia until the entire 16,000-member Afghan police recruits to be re-screened for possible links to the insurgency US officials say.
The move is the latest repercussion from a series of "insider" shootings carried out by members of the Afghan police and army against Western troops. Forty-five NATO service members have been killed in such attacks this year, and the U.S. toll in August alone was 12 dead.
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EOD Technology, Inc., of Lenoir, Tennessee, protests the corrective action taken by the Department of the Army under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91B4L-12-R-0189 for security services in Afghanistan. EOD argues that the Army improperly determined that EOD was nonresponsible, and permitted the awardee, Olive Group, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to begin performing the contract.
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Since the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti the demand for private security in Haiti has surged, says a new report from the Centre for International Governance Innovation.The study finds that while many countries rely heavily on private security companies to protect people and property, Haiti stands out for its heavy use of private contractors while providing little effective government oversight.
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