Archive for September, 2009
Industry Talk: AGNA Awarded $8m for Bahrain and UAE Security Guard Services
More AGNA news. I am not the recruiter for this contract(s) and please do not send me a resume in reference to this story.
I hope AGNA realizes, along with their owners, that we are all watching and we are all demanding excellence out of your management. Your performance in Afghanistan was […]
Disaster Response: U.S., Australia Lead Samoa Relief Mission
Below you get a little indicator of the type of Incident Response mechanisms FEMA is using for this. I am not familiar with IMAT, but I am familiar with Incident Command, and that is exactly what will be used to coordinate these efforts. The best part is Australia is fully on board with […]
Industry Talk: Were ArmorGroup Allegations Quashed?
Attkisson asked Krongard about the conflict of interest:
Attkisson: Did you know your own brother was on ArmorGroup’s board of directors?
Krongard: No , I did not.
Attkisson: Why didn’t you know?
Krongard: Dunno. I guess No. 1 I’m not sure why I should’ve known, but No. 2 he never told me.
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Come on!…… You have to be kidding […]
Israel: ‘Hizbullah Had Better Intel Than Israel’ -Second Lebanon War
A bitter pill to swallow, but overall this is healthy for an organization. I would be interested to see the same metrics applied to the Gaza campaign as well.
And on another note, this would be something to remember for the security contracting industry. The methodology sounds simple and straight forward, and could possibly […]
Philippines: Two U.S. Service Members Killed in the South
You don’t hear much about the war going on in the Pacific, and it is important to recognize the sacrifices made on that front. Rest in peace to the fallen. -Matt
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Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Southern Philippines
By U.S. Pacific Command Public AffairsCAMP SMITH, Hawaii - Two U.S. service members were killed Sept. 29 in […]
Industry Talk: In Building Afghan Army, It’s Back to Basics
It looks to me that Walter just opened up the synopsis on FBO about this contract, and pointed out the key elements. Which is great, but this is nothing new. Contractors have been taking on extremely complex and tough tasks for awhile now. Although I do want to thank him for bringing attention […]
Logistics: MRE Dairy Shake Recall
I want to thank Matt for sending me this info. Many contractors out there are eating MRE’s on the various FOB’s and outposts, and I don’t know if the word is getting out about this. Not to mention civilians that are eating these things back home, or even some military units that have old […]


