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An islands tax haven for US defense contractor CSA
When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost - a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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Shell firms shielded US contractor MPRI from taxes
In March 2005, Virginia-based MPRI, founded by retired senior military leaders - won a $400 million contract to train police in Iraq and other hotspots. Two months later, MPRI set up a company in Bermuda to which it subcontracted much of the work. Tax lawyers say that MPRI appears to be sidestepping scrutiny by hiring workers through offshore entities based outside the jurisdiction of the Internal Revenue Service.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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DynCorp International Establishes New Business Segment
DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) has realigned its organization by establishing a third business segment. The company had been operating with two business segments, Government Services (GS) and Maintenance and Technical Support Services (MTSS). Under the new alignment, the company will have three reporting segments, International Security Services (ISS), Logistics and Construction Management (LCM) and MTSS.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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Blackwater's World of Warcraft
Need a private-label armored vehicle? A detachment of Chilean infantrymen? A special forces "engagement team"? Erik Prince's expanding global private army is at your service—and the war in Iraq was just the beginning.
Friday, March 21, 2008
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Greystone Responds to Questions
In January 2008, Greystone received a list of questions from Mother Jones Magazine. In an effort to be transparent, Greystone is posting the questions and the company's responses to those questions. Greystone was not able to answer all questions related to specific sub-contractors and customers due to operational security, contractual obligations and customers desires.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore
Shell companies in Cayman Islands allow KBR to avoid Medicare, Social Security deductions. More than 21,000 people working for KBR in Iraq - including about 10,500 Americans - are listed as employees of two companies that exist in a computer file on the fourth floor of a building on a palm-studded boulevard in the Caribbean.
Friday, March 7, 2008
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Armor Group munitions clearance team helps stranded Marines
A convoy supporting the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center’s Coalition Munitions Clearance (CMC) program encountered two Marine Corps M-1 tanks involved in a serious accident on a remote road in Western Iraq. The convoy personnel, that included CMC project management specialist Tim Bohannon and 22 employees of security contractor Armor Group Inc. (AGI), set up a security perimeter and treated the injured Marine until the medical evacuation helicopter and the Marine Corps Quick Reaction Force (QRF) arrived.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Zinni, Schoomaker Join Board of Global Linguist Solutions
General Anthony C. Zinni (USMC Ret.) and General Peter G. Schoomaker (USA Ret.) have joined the board of managers of Global Linguist Solutions LLC (GLS). GLS is a DynCorp International and McNeil Technologies partnership.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
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Interview with Herb Lanese, CEO of DynCorp International
Herb Lanese, president and chief executive of DynCorp International, sat down with Bob Cox for a long interview. Here are excerpts. "We're not focused on who we fire; we're focused on who we hire. Roughly 50-65 percent is the number of applicants we don't hire. We spend a tremendous amount of time on the front end."
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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KBR workers awarded for combat injuries
Four Kellog, Brown and Root workers were awarded the Defense of Freedom Medal during a ceremony at Al Faw Palace Dec. 16. The medal is the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Boss quits ArmorGroup after Iraq problems
ArmorGroup yesterday became the first British victim of the bitter row over the conduct of US private security companies in Iraq. The chief executive, David Seaton, who has been in the post for only 18 months, is stepping down after ArmorGroup admitted profits will be lower than last year's $10.6m (£5.1m) as potentially lucrative contracts in Iraq have dried up following an incident in September involving the American firm Blackwater.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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Goodrich Announces Opening of New Aircraft Maintenance Campus in Dubai
Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) will unveil its new 115,000-square-foot aircraft component and systems maintenance and repair campus on Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007 during the Dubai Air Show 2007. The new purpose-built facility, in Dubai's JAFZA, will offer a full range of Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for components and systems for both commercial and military aerospace customers from Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Sunday, November 11, 2007
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Tangiers Intl Announces New Contractor Medical Support Services in Iraq
Tangiers International LLC, a global provider of International Investigations and Medical Services, has joined forces with American International Group, Inc (AIG), to provide Medical Support Services and Facilities in Erbil, Iraq for injured contractors covered under the Defense Base Act.
Monday, October 29, 2007
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Contractor on troubled site has three other U.S. projects
The Kuwaiti contractor that's building the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad – behind schedule and plagued by allegations of shoddy construction and safety flaws – is still winning lucrative new contracts to build U.S. diplomatic installations overseas.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
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Worldwide Security Support For At-risk Engineers
Engineers and their families are being offered assistance and expert advice for working in high risk locations following the launch of an integrated security and incident management support service.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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Blackwater Likely to Be Out of Iraq
A State Department review of private security guards for diplomats in Iraq is unlikely to recommend firing Blackwater USA over the deaths of 17 Iraqis last month, but the company probably is on the way out of that job, U.S. officials said.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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Namibia deports 2 U.S. SOC-SMG contractors
Namibia has ordered two Americans to leave the country for trying to recruit Namibians to work for SOC-SMG as security guards in Iraq and Afghanistan, the information minister said Saturday.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
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