Monthly Archives: April 2012

Liability of Iraq Military Contractors Debated

Liability of Iraq Military Contractors Debated by The Record on Apr 24, 2008 • 12:00 am No Comments BY REBECCA AGULE The Iraq War provided the all the necessary context for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.K. Firm’s War-Zone Selling Point

U.K. Firm’s War-Zone Selling Point In Search of Buyer, DSG Promos Afghanistan Performance Apr. 22, 2012 – 12:31PM   | By ANDREW CHUTER | LONDON — Faced with an 11,000-kilometer round trip… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Mission Readiness LLC Formed to Provide Critical Support for the U.S. and Coalition Forces’ Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Family of Vehicles (MRAP FOV)

press release April 25, 2012, 7:00 a.m. EDT Mission Readiness LLC Formed to Provide Critical Support for the U.S. and Coalition Forces’ Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Family of Vehicles (MRAP FOV)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Brown, Gillibrand Lead 26 Senators on Letter to Defense Secretary Panetta; Senators Concerned That Civilian Workforce Has Been Cut to FY2010 Levels, but No Comparable Constraints Were Imposed on Contract Personnel

Brown, Gillibrand Lead 26 Senators on Letter to Defense Secretary Panetta; Senators Concerned That Civilian Workforce Has Been Cut to FY2010 Levels, but No Comparable Constraints Were Imposed on Contract Personnel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance

Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance Monday, April 23, 2012 Partisanship between Republicans and Democrats isn’t the only source of divide these days in Washington, DC. Members… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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New DCAA guidance on Contractor Business Systems

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Daniel J. Donohue New DCAA guidance on Contractor Business Systems DCAA’s March 28, 2012 memorandum [pdf] summarizes DCAA’s approach to the new DFARS Contractor Business… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp International Awarded NASA Contract Valued at up to $176.9 Million

press release April 24, 2012, 2:56 p.m. EDT DynCorp International Awarded NASA Contract Valued at up to $176.9 Million FALLS CHURCH, Va., Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DynCorp International today… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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What Statutory Construction Will The Supreme Court Give To The Alien Tort Statute?

What Statutory Construction Will The Supreme Court Give To The Alien Tort Statute? Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – 14:00 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Lystra Batchoo ‘What Are The Critical Issues… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Deming native son flies over Afghanistan

Deming native son flies over Afghanistan Posted:   04/23/2012 03:33:52 AM MDT Deming native Patrick Stewart looked out of the UH1 Huey helicopter door at the barren Afghanistan landscape thinking how similar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Judge Tosses KBR Defense to Feds’ False Claims Case

Judge Tosses KBR Defense to Feds’ False Claims Case By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – Defense contractor KBR cannot deflect fraud claims by accusing the U.S. government of failing to provide… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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