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How to find your overseas job faster and easier
Finding contracting jobs in Iraq, Afghanistan and other high-risk areas is now even more difficult. Companies are still flooded with applications for fewer jobs. If you want to find one faster, you need every possible advantage. See how this site can help you.
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Contracts : Contract Protests
Torres AES Contract Protest Against Triple Canopy Award Denied
Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, LLC, of Arlington, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Triple Canopy, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, under task order request (TOR) No. W91GDW-09-D-4033-0006 for the performance of security services at Contingency Operation Station (COS) Kalsu, Iskandariyah, Iraq, issued by the Department of the Army. Torres argues that the agency unreasonably concluded that Triple Canopy's quotation was technically acceptable. GAO denies the protest.
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Contracts : Contracts Out For Bid
August 30 - September 5, 2010
Contract Bids, Requests for Expression of Interest, Awards, Supplements and Amendments that have been publicized for the previous week, including CENTCOM AOR, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and others, from various agencies.
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
New York Times Reports 30 False Fronts Won Contracts for Blackwater
Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in American government contracts after the security company came under intense criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, according to Congressional investigators and former Blackwater officials.
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
AECOM awarded $50m USAID task order for Sudan peace program
AECOM Technology Corporation announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded it a US$50m task order under the Support Which Implements Fast Transitions III (SWIFT III) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC).
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Job Search : Job Search Tools
Defense Related Job Fairs: September 2010
A compilation of dates, locations and titles of upcoming job fairs in the United States for September 2010.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Contracts : Contracts Out For Bid
August 24-29, 2010
Contract Bids, Requests for Expression of Interest, Awards, Supplements and Amendments that have been publicized for the previous week, including CENTCOM AOR, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and others, from various agencies.
Sunday, August 29, 2010

Free Articles : New Blog Posts
Not Everything Should Go In Your Resume
When you submit a targeted resume for a specific LOGCAP or overseas contractor job, there is one item you may want to give strong consideration to leaving out. I am referring to your Objective, particularly one that states something like “Seeking a position (in whatever) where I can advance my career with a company that will recognize how awesome I am.” [ See More Here ]
Sunday, August 29, 2010

Industry News : Lawsuits
Judge Denies ArmorGroup and Wackenhut Motions to Dismiss Lawsuit
Judge James Cacheris has denied Defendants ArmorGroup North America ("AGNA"), ArmorGroup International, Wackenhut Services, Inc., and Cornelius Medley's motions to dismiss whistleblower James Gordon's lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act, about illegalities committed by ArmorGroup in the performance of AGNA's contracts with the United States to provide security services at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan and at the U.S. Naval base in Bahrain.
Sunday, August 29, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
CSA awarded $66.2m extension for Kuwait
Combat Support Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on August 25th, a $66,200,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract extension for combat support services for Kuwait.
Friday, August 27, 2010

Companies : Company News
Garda scrabbles to stay in Afghanistan
GardaWorld Security Corp. is making contingency plans to protect its business in Afganistan after President Hamid Karzai blindsided the international community last week with a decree ordering private security companies to disband within four months.
Friday, August 27, 2010

Industry News : Jobs Outlook
Air base expansion plans reflect long-term investment in Afghanistan
Three $100 million air base expansions in southern and northern Afghanistan illustrate Pentagon plans to continue building multimillion-dollar facilities in that country to support increased U.S. military operations well into the future.
Friday, August 27, 2010

Free Articles : New Blog Posts
Throwing Good Money After Bad Resumes’
You’ve been applying to LOGCAP positions and overseas support positions for months now – maybe even more. You had trouble putting your experience into effective words, so you forked over a wad of cash to have your resume “professionally” rewritten. But still your inbox is empty after many, many, many uploads of your resume for positions that you know full well you are qualified for. So you ask yourself the burning question: Why? [ See More Here ]
Monday, August 23, 2010

Contracts : Contracts Out For Bid
August 17- 23, 2010
Contract Bids, Requests for Expression of Interest, Awards, Supplements and Amendments that have been publicized for the previous week, including CENTCOM AOR, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and others, from various agencies.
Monday, August 23, 2010

Companies : Company News
Dyncorp President and CEO Bill Ballhaus resigns, Steve Gaffney takes over
DynCorp International (DI) today announced that Steve Gaffney will become the company’s chief executive officer and president effective August 25, 2010, the date that current CEO and president, Bill Ballhaus, has announced that he will resign. Mr. Gaffney joins DI from IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. (IAP), where he has served as CEO since January 2009.
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Companies : Company News
Robert L. Phillips Named President of IAP Worldwide Services, Inc
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. (IAP) announced today that Robert L. Phillips will become the company’s President effective August 25, 2010. Steve Gaffney will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors for IAP.
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Contracts : Contracts Out For Bid
August 9 - 16, 2010
Contract Bids, Requests for Expression of Interest, Awards, Supplements and Amendments that have been publicized for the previous week, including CENTCOM AOR, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and others, from various agencies.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
CAV International Wins Kuwait Air Terminal Contract Renewal
The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has awarded CAV International a new multi-year contract for Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services at Kuwait International Airport (Abdullah al Mubarak Air Base) in Kuwait.
Monday, August 16, 2010

Industry News : Jobs Outlook
US Backs Afghan Plan to Dump Contractors
The U.S. military supports the Afghan government's plan to dissolve private security companies and is tightening oversight of its own armed contractors in the interim, an official said Monday.
Monday, August 16, 2010

Job Search : Job Search Tools
123 companies with jobs in high risk areas currently posted on their sites
Although we have nearly 200 companies listed on our site, I manually checked the entire list on August 13, 2010 and there are 123 with jobs posted on their sites for places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and other high risk countries. They are fast-linked directly to each company's job pages for your convenience.
Saturday, August 14, 2010