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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Jobs: Security Officer, Afghanistan

Filed under: Afghanistan,Jobs — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 10:28 AM

   I am not the POC for this, so use the link I provided below to apply.  This job ad is a little thin on info, and salary info, so I really cannot fully endorse it.  But it is work and if anyone else has anything about this, let me know.  One idea is to just contact KBR directly, and talk to a recruiter over the phone about the details.  –Matt 

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KBR Logo

Job Title    Security Officer

Req ID 24249

Category Security

Location Afghanistan

Other Locations 

Posted 2/23/2009

Requirements

Stands guard, walks, and/or patrols premises to prevent theft, violence, or infraction of rules. Logs all visitors, vendors, and deliveries in and out of job site. Gives direction to visitors or employees and answers questions relative to services of establishment. Enforces security rules and regulations. Reports irregular activities. Performs other duties as assigned. Requires a high school diploma with 3-5 years related experience.

Some locations require candidate to have a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Additional requirements:

    * Must be fluent in English

    * Must have a valid passport

    * Must have a valid driver’s license 

It should be understood that employment may be located in potentially dangerous areas, including combat or war zones. This might involve the possibility of suffering harm by dangerous forces or friendly fire. These dangers are inherent to working conditions in a dangerous environment.

Apply Here

 

Monday, March 9, 2009

Industry Talk: UN’s Procurement Business is Managerial Disaster, Report Reveals

Filed under: Industry Talk — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 11:45 PM

   Uggh.  It looks like the UN needs to do some serious house cleaning as well? This entire article is sickening to read. The one portion of this report that I wanted to point out, which ties in with what we have been talking about over on Jake’s and Eeben’s site lately, is this:

      Another recommendation is that the U.N. organizations “establish a vendor performance database to be utilized in the procurement process”-in other words, keep a systematic record of how well the companies that sell goods and services to the U.N. are actually performing. The absence of such a database, the inspectors point out, “practically renders evaluations useless.” 

    So who came first, poor PMC’s and PSC’s, or a poor system of procurement at the UN?  Either way, this is good.  The UN must become a learning organization, and the same scrutiny that is being leveled at the US contracting crap, is finally being aimed at the UN.  I also wonder how many lives have been lost, all because of the poor leadership and terrible architecture in this world sponsored organization? –Matt   

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UN’s Procurement Business is Managerial Disaster, Report Reveals

Monday , March 09, 2009

By George Russell

EXCLUSIVE: The United Nations’ $10 billion procurement business-the buying of goods and services for its operations worldwide-is a managerial disaster, in which its own procedures are not followed, documentation is often missing and the total amount spent on consultants is unknown, according to a damning report now being quietly circulated at the world body.

Moreover, the U.N.’s top managers have apparently been failing to meet requests from the U.N. General Assembly to fix the situation since at least 2001.

The conclusions appear in a sharply-worded, 40-page note to the U.N.’s top managers that was delivered in early December. The note, obtained by FOX News, appears to confirm a dismal portrait of the U.N.’s major money-spending activities that the organization has often vehemently denied.

The inspectors who prepared the latest management report work for a specialized, Geneva-based watchdog of the world organization known as the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). The JIU’s job is to assess and improve the efficiency and coordination of the U.N. worldwide through its inspection and recommendation process.

Its prescriptions for improving management, however, only have the force of recommendations –and in this case, the inspectors note, they made some of the same suggestions as far back as 1999, with little apparent effect.

The new document bears the numbing title of “Corporate Consultancies in United Nations System Organizations,” and for its first 13 pages is mainly a highly-critical examination of U.N. usage of consultants for such things as information management, management restructuring and internal analysis.

Click here to read the report.

When it comes to hiring consultants, the inspectors also find the U.N. as a whole badly wanting — starting with the fact that, as the report notes, “in the United Nations system, there is no definition of corporate consultancy,” and the organization apparently doesn’t even know how much money it is spending on the service.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Kaizen: New IPOA Code of Conduct 12 for Private Contractors Ratified

Filed under: Industry Talk,Kaizen,Publications — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 6:50 PM

   Excellent news, and congrats to Doug and his group for all the hard work they have put into this over the years.  I also love the fact that the document is always being improved upon. (this is version 12!)  That is pure Kaizen.  –Matt

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New IPOA Code of Conduct for Private Contractors Ratified

Thu Mar 5, 12:46 pm ET

WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — IPOA is pleased to announce that the 12th version of its Code of Conduct was ratified by its 53 member companies and is now in effect.

IPOA is the premier industry association for companies operating in conflict, post-conflict and disaster relief environments. Member companies provide vital services in support of the international community in Afghanistan, Darfur, Haiti, Iraq and other critical global efforts.

The Code of Conduct is central to membership of IPOA. The international companies that form IPOA pledge to uphold the standards and ethics of the Code of Conduct and accede to review by the IPOA Standards Committee. This vehicle of corporate responsibility and industry self-oversight ensures that IPOA member companies are recognized internationally for their commitment to standards and ethics.

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Call to Action: The Commission on Wartime Contracting Website

Filed under: Call To Action — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 6:37 PM

    Ok folks, this is a ‘call to action’. If you have had problems with your company in the past, or you have a suggestion on how the government could do something different to make our particular industry more efficient, then these are the guys to send a letter to.  You can send as many comments as you want to this commission, and your imagination is your only limit.  I will also put this in the Pages Section of Feral Jundi, and any time you see something not right with your company, or an idea pops in your head on something that would make contracting more efficient and organized, then head on over to the page.  Let’s let these guys know we exist, and that we care about being a part of the process.  –Matt

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Commission on Wartime Contracting

Welcome to the website of the Commission on Wartime Contracting (CWC), an independent, bipartisan legislative commission established to study wartime contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Created in Section 841 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, this eight-member Commission is mandated by Congress to study federal agency contracting for the reconstruction, logistical support of coalition forces, and the performance of security functions, in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Industry Talk: White House Press Release–Memorandum on Government Contracting

Filed under: Industry Talk — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 3:27 PM

     So do companies that contract with the government, get a bail out too? Or are they too ‘evil’ and ‘wasteful’ to get that kind of hand out?  lol  (sorry, I had to say it) 

     Seriously. This is interesting, and we’ll see if the necessary changes happen, to make contracting a more efficient and well managed process.  I applaud the effort and I would like to emphasize that this is not an ending of contractor use, but a critical look at how the government does business.  The true test of this effort, will be the end result out in the field and actual money saved.  

     Will the government do the necessary things to implement and manage these contracts out there, or will it all be more talk as usual? Will they put enough staff and manpower in place to manage this stuff? I am sure they will save money with this new framework, but will they truly get involved with watching these contracts out there, to insure people don’t get hurt or killed? Will these new measures, insure that another soldier doesn’t get electrocuted in a shower, or that another Custer Battles doesn’t come on to the scene?  Only time will tell.

     Also, is the government truly interested in contracting “non-inherently governmental activities that can be provided commercially” that “are subject to the forces of competition”?  Or will this turn into a knee jerk reaction by the government that hinders those forces of free market competition?  Plus, I will be really interested to hear what the government’s definition of ‘inherently governmental activities’ is? There is a war going on, so choose wisely….please. –Matt

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release      

March 4, 2009

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

Subject: Government Contracting

The Federal Government has an overriding obligation to American taxpayers. It should perform its functions efficiently and effectively while ensuring that its actions result in the best value for the taxpayers.

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