Contracts : Contract Protests
Firms Protest Exclusion From Iraq Security Bid
Two private security contractors, Blackwater and Erinys Iraq, have lodged formal protests against the Army, claiming they have been unfairly excluded from competing for one of the largest security jobs in Iraq, according to government documents and sources familiar with the matter.
Saturday, May 5, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
DynCorp Supports Army's Filing of Request for Reconsideration with GAO
The Army has asked GAO to reverse its March 29, 2007, bid protest decision so that the Army may proceed with the linguist contract it awarded to GLS last December. DynCorp International and McNeil Technologies, Inc. are parties to the GLS joint venture.
Thursday, April 12, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
GAO Upholds L-3 Communications’ Protest of Linguist Contract Award
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has upheld L-3’s protest in connection with the linguist contract to provide translators and linguists worldwide, including support to the U.S. military operations in Iraq.
Friday, March 30, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
As Military Contracts Grow, So Do Protests
After losing a competition last year to build helicopters for the Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft chose to do what hundreds of companies do when lucrative contracts don't go their way. They protested the decision. And yesterday, they won.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
L-3 protests loss of contract
L-3 Communications has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over the loss of a $4.65 billion contract to provide translators to the U.S. Army, the watchdog agency said yesterday.
Friday, December 29, 2006

Contracts : Contract Protests
Army expects more contract protests
The U.S. Army expects the number of legal protests filed by losing bidders for defense contracts to rise over the next year, increasing delays and costs, a top technology official in the department says.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Contracts : Contract Protests
Veritas Challenges L-3 for $4.6 Billion Iraq Job
Veritas Capital, the second-largest private equity firm targeting U.S. defense contracts, is seeking $4.6 billion in Army translation business in Iraq, giving L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. its first competition for the work. Veritas bought two companies with language-services expertise in the past two years, McNeil Technologies and DynCorp International Inc. They are leading the bid for the contract, DynCorp spokesman Gregory Lagana said.
Thursday, October 5, 2006