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The US government should never have contracted out for certain services that involved mercenaries. And private corporations must be accountable to the commander on the field and the commander in chief and not operate outside the rules and code of military conduct.
Blackwater Loses Protest to DynCorp for Afghan Training
It’s back to the drawing board for Blackwater.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld a protest by DynCorp International (DCP) of the Army’s award to Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater, of a $1 billion, five-year contract to train Afghanistan’s police.
DynCorp International had been providing similar services under the auspices of the State Department. The firm argued that not only was there no competition for the contract but that when the mission was transferred to the Pentagon, the Army chose the wrong contract vehicle. The contract to Xe was awarded under the Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office (CNTPO) contract. The GAO ruled that this could only pay for equipment and support, not training. DynCorp expects to compete for the new contract. The Defense Department also intends to compete further contracts to provide this type of support that could be worth up to $15 billion.
http://industry.bnet.com/government/10006063/xe-services-blackwater-loses-protest-to-dyncorp-for-afghan-training/
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