Overseas contractor jobs by the numbers
This new update reports on DoD contractor personnel numbers and covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) as of December 31, 2008. Read more
Introducing Combat Operator Radio and Ezine
Jake Allen, an American security contractor currently living in Norway, has launched CombatOperator.com, which includes an ezine called Sitrep and a podcast called Combat Operator Radio. Read more
My 20 Favorite Contractor Books (and 3 DVDs)
As I mentioned in a previous post, I plan to reread all my contracting-related books and review them here. In the meantime, here are my 20 favorite books plus 3 DVDs. There are certainly more than these, but this is a good starting point. They are in no particular order and the links go to Amazon (no affiliate links) Read more
PMCs, KBR and the Peanut Butter Crisis
There were two big stories that the media chewed on last week:
KBR announced it has been awarded a $35.4 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Programs Center, Winchester, Va., for the Phase II design and construction of a convoy support center at Camp Adder in Iraq.
Escape in Iraq: The Thomas Hamill Story
I decided to reread and then review all the books I own that are related to private contractors. I will choose their order with a highly scientific method: by pulling them off the shelf from left to right.
First up is the story of Thomas Hamill, a KBR truck driver, who was kidnapped and held hostage in Iraq, until he escaped after 24 days. Read more
