Here is an email that was apparently just sent to Agility employees in Afghanistan.
As of December 16, 2009 2400hrs CST Agility DGS was notified of a decision from DynCorp International (DI) to remove Agility DGS from LOGCAP IV.
Agility DGS understands that these recent events have led to the development of tentative offers for employment being extended in mass from DI. We recognize the necessity for continuity in support of the American war-fighter. We also recognize our employees have personal obligations which are affected by their ability to continue gainful employment. Agility DGS remains supportive of its employees, and encourages those employees currently on assignment with LOGCAP IV to make the best possible decision for their own personal sustainment. To include the acceptance of an employment offer extended from DI.
On December 17, 2009, there will be a hearing to challenge DI’s decision. Should our court action be successful, resulting in the restoration of Agility to LOGCAP IV, we would welcome your application for available opportunities.
You will receive additional communications from HR Director Jim Wilkes regarding out-processing specifics.
Joseph M. Cosumano
President & CEO
Agility, DGS Inc
Agility can challenge all they want. With indictments looming, it doesn’t look good.
Now I have to ask this question. What about Dyncorp’s LOGCAP IV contract. Without Agility, they have lost a huge portion of their resources and are not the same legal entity they were when they were awarded the contract. Now what is the DoD going to do with that?
I will update you as I learn more.
Ms Sparky
I guess you know about what is going on in Kuwait as well. I hope PWC gets kicked out of every contract they have over there.
White Rose! Welcome to Ms Sparky! Tell us what you’ve heard about Kuwait.
There was a story in the many of the news organisations last month. I copied the story on my blog at http://cindyiniraq.com/2009/11/feds-kuwaiti-company-conspired-to-defraud-us/. With that I am in a group on Facebook that is for people that worked on the IAP Iraqi Express. A few weeks ago they said they were looking for 30 drivers for Kuwait and the mail mission. It looks like the Army is going to pull the HL6 contract from PWC and IAP may be taking it over. I have not heard anything in the last couple of weeks from them so I don’t know what is going on other then IAP put in a bid for the HL7 contract and were very confident that they would get it.
Out of the companies that I worked for over there, KBR, IAP, & PWC, IAP was the best. I had more fun asn was treated better than the others. I can’t drive a truck any more because of the fall and shattering my wrist last year, but if I could, I would go back over there with IAP in a heart beat!
Ms Sparky does that mean that Dyncorp won’t be able to fulfill there part of the Afghan contract? If so will Dyncorp be forced to find another subcontractor? Inquiring minds want to know.
I don’t see how they can. I’m not a contracting expert. But, the way I see it is that Dyncorp was awarded a LOGCAP IV contract under the premise they would be using Agility and CH2M Hill for certain portions of the contract. It was a partnership between Dyncorp, Agility and CH2M Hill that was awarded LOGCAP IV. That partnership is no longer in existence. Therefore I would think the DoD would have cause to terminate Dyncorp’s LOGCAP IV contract. I need to ask a contracting expert, which I will do.
If Secretary Gates would just return my calls and answer my questions it would make my job a lot easier!
LOL, well i hope he does call you soon though. I was reading the news on the internet and i found out that a major supporter of afghan surge and advocate of staying course is a board member of Dyncorp. Gen (Ret) James McCarferty(Spelling) he sits on the board at Dyncorp. He gave a positive review to the job that Gen Petreaus was doing. Not sure if there is a big connection but just an interesting fact. I heard so much about Dyncorp, how they won a earlier LOGCAP contract in Bosnia and could not stand up and lost it. oh well maybe fluor will step up to the plate.
I just can’t imagine why Sec Gates wouldn’t do an “all stop” when I call! LOL
Time will tell with Dyncorp. It’s a “wait and see” now.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
02:00 PM
The current increase of forces in Afghanistan is accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number and value of contracts for support and reconstruction. The hearing will review whether the lessons learned from Iraq are being applied in Afghanistan. The hearing will also examine new findings from federal auditors and explore abuses in the award, management, and oversight of Afghanistan contracts.
This hearing is the second in a planned series of hearings covering actual and potential waste, fraud, and abuse in Afghanistan contracts.
Additional information and materials relating to this hearing are available at http://mccaskill.senate.gov/issues/soco/docs.cfm
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_id=cbc45420-0337-4a99-b70d-a8cc1b014ea6