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DynCorp Still Training Afghan Ministry of Interior

DynCorp Still Training Afghan Ministry of Interior

In late August 2011, Dyncorp International, LLC in Falls Church, VA received a $146.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to help train Afghanistan's Ministry of the Interior personnel, on behalf of the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan. This has...

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$200M for Environmental Services at NAVFAC Atlantic

$200M for Environmental Services at NAVFAC Atlantic

In late August 2011, the AECOM/EnSafe joint venture, Resolution Consultants in Virginia Beach, VA won a maximum $200 million cost-plus award-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for comprehensive long-term environmental services...

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Rapid Fire 2011-08-30: Top Aerospace Companies

Rapid Fire 2011-08-30: Top Aerospace Companies

* Two members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting say that $30 billion-worth of expenditure on contracts and grants in Afghanistan and Iraq have been wasted through poor planning, shifting requirements and negligence. As a result, federal agencies and contractors...

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Rapid Fire 2011-08-29: Indian-Russian Cooperation

Rapid Fire 2011-08-29: Indian-Russian Cooperation

* Debate regarding the shape of operations after Libya shifts from a NATO-centric perspective to budget concerns, as the case is made for cutting back on the Army and continued emphasis upon combined Special Operations-Air Power Teams. * A senior official from India's...

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JTRS AMF: Airborne & Maritime Awards

JTRS AMF: Airborne & Maritime Awards

The US military's JTRS program began in the late 1990s as an attempt to unify its underlying communications infrastructure. The program was visionary - and very ambitious. Ongoing requirements creep was thrown into the mix, and the resulting delays and cost overruns...

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Requests for Proposals Round Up, Late-August 2011

Requests for Proposals Round Up, Late-August 2011

Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) has recently disclosed the following Requests for Proposals (RFPs), modifications and other notifications: * The US Army adds a draft solicitation amendment in support of its proposal to purchase 83 Cerebrus systems modified to...

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Rapid Fire 2011-08-26: Assessing Chinese Military Power

Rapid Fire 2011-08-26: Assessing Chinese Military Power

* Following the release of its annual assessment of China's military power, a US Department of Defense official suggests that Beijing has also developed a 'workable design' of its DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile. Meanwhile, China has continued its condemnation by...

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