by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2010 | After-Action Reviews, Asia - Central, Issues - Political, Mergers & Acquisitions, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Rumours, Scandals & Investigations, Security Contractor, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, LP has reached a $1.5 billion deal to buy the support and security contractor DynCorp International, including the assumption of debt. The purchase price would be $17.55 per share – a 49% premium to the April...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 13, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Logistics, Small Business, USA
Refinery Associates of Texas, a small business qualifier in New Braunfels, TX, received a maximum $253.8 million fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for naval distillate fuel. The fuel normally used in naval diesel engines is naval distillate fuel...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 13, 2010 | Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - SAIC, USA
The Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD awarded 2 performance-based, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, multiple-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts worth up to $87.6 million to provide engineering and...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 12, 2010 | Asia - Central, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Daily Rapid Fire, Environmental, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Think Tanks, USA
* Polish AF Tu-154M Lux crash: the political ripples in Poland, as crash theories swirl. The “black boxes” were recovered, and technical problems appear to have been ruled out early. * Financial crisis creating ripples of defense cuts and reorgnizations in...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 12, 2010 | Alliances, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Domestic Security, Force Structure, Iraq, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, USA
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...