I thought this was funny, just because it is DynCorp. But it’s a job and I am sure it pays pretty damn good. You would probably be very popular during the summer as well. No word if you have to go to the Crucible for the spin up. lol –Matt
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Location: Kandahar,
Job ID: FN13627-2
Status: Vacant
Position Type: Contract
Category: Food Services
Company Description
Position Description
Excellent news for those former police officers out there that qualify. I am not the POC or recruiter, and please go through the links provided to apply. Warning though, this is DynCorp, and their recruitment customer service tends to be kind of slow or disjointed. So roll with it guys and gals. Good luck. –Matt
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International Police Advisor – Haiti Emergency Relief
Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Job ID: HAITIRELIEF-28
Status (definition): Vacant
Position Type: Contract
Category: International Police Officer
Contract length: Security Clearance:
Description
DynCorp International is a multifaceted, global enterprise that provides innovative solutions to the diverse technology and professional services needs of government and commercial industry worldwide. While we are a highly successful provider of critical support to military and civilian government institutions, we also have important commercial business in aviation, infrastructure development, security, and logistics.
This is big news, because there is a lot of money riding on the current set up, and DynCorp was sitting all fat and happy on the CIVPOL contract as the incumbent. Now that DoD is taking it over and issued a new task order, only companies that are pre-qualified contractors for CNTPO get to participate. Those companies are Lockheed, NG, Raytheon, Xe, and ARINC.
The general feeling I am getting about this latest move, is that the DoD wants to have more control over the training of the Afghan police, and give them training that is more military-like. The reason for this, is so these poor guys can actually survive the war, so they can go on to be effective in their normal police work.
The Afghan police are already fighting more war, than doing police work, so it makes sense to harden them up a little. Not too mention that when you have cops teaching Afghan police forces to shoot PKMs or RPGs, then the realm of police work skills gets trumped by war fighting skills. So yeah, DoD would be a better choice.
The other one that was interesting, was the hearing at CSPAN about Afghan National Security Forces. Executives from Dyncorp, MPRI, and Xe all made a showing at this thing, and they all had something unique to say about their little chunk of the war. Which further emphasizes the CNAS report as to the importance of contractors in the war effort.
One thing that was mentioned by Xe, which I think is a great suggestion, is to integrate military trainers with Xe trainers, to insure a quality product. That way, there is no blaming Xe for a poor job, when in fact, there is direct military oversight and integration into the training. This makes sense for unity of effort, and totally makes sense about getting everyone on board with the strategy of the war. I say mix that chocolate with the peanut butter! lol
Probably the best part of military integration with programs like this, is security. It is big military that has the guns, the air support and the communications necessary to make any enemy’s day, a bad day. So for these sites that are located up in the hills, where training and security go hand in hand, having some military folks around with the big guns, would be a nice insurance policy for the defense.
Be sure to check out the thread on this subject at SOCNET, and I look forward to any input from the readership about this. –Matt
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Afghan National Security Forces Contract Training
Friday, December 18, 2009
The December 18, 2009, hearing of the Commission on Wartime Contracting reviewed the adequacy and oversight of contract training for Afghanistan’s national army, national police, and border police — organizations critical for stability as the United States moves toward its newly stated goal of beginning withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country in July 2011.
At the end of November 2009, Afghan National Army strength was about 96,000; it is expected to grow to 134,000 by the end of October 2010 (40% growth) and is targeted reach 240,000 by 2013 (80% growth). The Afghanistan National Police was near 94,000 and is expected to be almost 97,000 strong by the end of 2009. While there is no programmed end strength set for 2010, the U.S.-led Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan has proposed growing the ANP to 160,000 by 2013 (65% growth).
Thats rough if your chief compliance officer ends up being the guy that pulls the unethical stuff like this. That’s great that they fired him if in fact he was acting out of line. Just a suggestion though. Maybe hire a non-lawyer type for the position or do a more thorough vetting of the new legal eagle? Trust but verify, all the way. –Matt
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DynCorp Fires Executive Counsel
November 28, 2009
By August Cole
DynCorp International Inc. said it has terminated one of its top lawyers, a move that comes on the heels of the government contractor’s disclosure that some of its subcontractors may have broken U.S. law in trying to speed up getting licenses and visas overseas. The lawyer, Curtis Schehr, was a senior vice president, executive counsel and the firm’s chief compliance officer, a position created earlier this year. He joined DynCorp in 2006 as general counsel.
The company disclosed the “termination without cause” in a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The move was effective Monday, according to the filing.
This was a nice little interview, and the language being thrown around was what I like to hear. I especially like this quote: “We do the right thing, always, for our customers, employees and those we serve.” Awesome, and I certainly hope DynCorp will live up to such a thing.
Of course it takes work and it requires not cutting corners. The company needs to be connected with what is going on out in the field, and it needs to be proactive. The employees and contractors feedback, along with customer feedback and public feedback, are what is gold to a company, and just as long as the company actually ‘hears’ and ‘acts on’ what is coming into them from these key sensors of company health, they will be able to do great things.
And believe me, if you try screwing over the public, the customer, or your people, and not listen to what they have to say, the word will get out one way or the other. That is today’s reality, and doing the right thing is really all you can do. –Matt
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Craig Reed: “Not your father’s DynCorp”
October 8th, 2009 by JD Kathuria
Craig Reed is senior vice president of strategy and corporate development. Here’s his take on today’s business development environment for government contractors:
ExecutiveBiz: At a time of defense budget cuts, what markets are you pursuing?
Craig Reed: Our vision is to be the leading government services provider supporting US national security and foreign policy objectives. As part of that we have a substantial presence in Iraq and Afghanistan today. That’s an area where we are well-positioned today, we’re performing well, and we’re well-aligned with the administration’s policy priorities. We expect to see that presence continue to grow over the next two to three years, and we are also looking at expanding our efforts with other customers and in other geographic regions that are consistent with the objectives of our vision.
ExecutiveBiz: Where do other markets fit into your strategy?
Craig Reed: We anticipate providing similar types of services for the intelligence community, the international development community, and other foreign governments whose interests are aligned with those of our US government customers. We’re also looking at how we can add value-added capabilities to our offerings. This could be through acquisitions which complement our core competencies, or through additional integration of our current service offerings.
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