Tag Archives: Logistics

Maintenance Snafu Grounds Afghan Fleet

Updated May 25, 2012, 10:28 a.m. ET Maintenance Snafu Grounds Afghan Fleet Air Force Planes Provided by the U.S. Have Been Out of Service for Months, Hindering Development of Kabul’s Military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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“If You Ever Wonder What a Deployment Is Like, Go to Prison”

“If You Ever Wonder What a Deployment Is Like, Go to Prison” By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | May 25, 2012 Some soldiers get along, and others don’t. It’s the latter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Investigators want explanation of alleged overbilling in Afghanistan

Investigators want explanation of alleged overbilling in Afghanistan By Karen DeYoung, Published: May 24 Congressional investigators have given the Defense Logistics Agency and the contractor that provides virtually all food supplies to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front

USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front May 24, 2012 12:35 EDT Presidential Airways, Inc. of Moyock, NC (now AAR Airlift) uses EADS-CASA 212 and Dash-8 transport aircraft for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lawmakers criticize Pentagon, contractor for billion-dollar billing dispute over food services

Lawmakers criticize Pentagon, contractor for billion-dollar billing dispute over food services Panel examining flaws in food-for-troops contract RICHARD LARDNER | Associated Press The Pentagon and the company that supplies U.S. troops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1

David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Milo Minderbinder in Afghanistan: Part 1 Remember Milo Minderbinder, a fictional character in Joseph Heller’s famous novel, Catch-22? Minderbinder is a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Court Publishes Decision in Contractor Fee Dispute Involving “The Mother of all DFAC Drug Deals”

May 10, 2012 Court Publishes Decision in Contractor Fee Dispute Involving “The Mother of all DFAC Drug Deals” By NEIL GORDON The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently unsealed its opinion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contingency Support Contractors Beware: The Agility Experience

Contingency Support Contractors Beware: The Agility Experience 15:28 GMT, May 9, 2012 One of the most amazing features of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan was the explosive growth in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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FORM 8-K: KBR FILES CURRENT REPORT

US Fed News May 6, 2012 Sunday 1:31 PM EST FORM 8-K: KBR FILES CURRENT REPORT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, May 6 — KBR Inc., Houston, files Form 8-K (current report) with Securities… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front

USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front Apr 26, 2012 16:35 EDT Presidential Airways, Inc. of Moyock, NC (now AAR Airlift) uses EADS-CASA 212 and Dash-8 transport aircraft for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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