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  • DynCorp to Perform Land Systems Support for Army Depot; Michael Herrington Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Perform Land Systems Support for Army Depot; Michael Herrington Comments

    DynCorp International and the U.S. Army‘s Red River Army Depot have inked a public-private partnership agreement to integrate the company’s land systems life-cycle support capabilities with RRAD’s depot-level operations. Michael Herrington, vice president of operations for DynGlobal Group, said Tuesday that the new agreement makes his company better able to handle surge requirements, due to the utilization of the U.S. […] More

  • DynCorp: 10K Vets Hired Since 2010 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp: 10K Vets Hired Since 2010

    DynCorp International and its family of companies have hired nearly 10,000 veterans since 2011 in support of a program started by the White House in the same year. The company announced Tuesday during the White House Joining Forces program’s third anniversary celebration that DynCorp has hired more than 2,000 veterans in 2013 and 9,725 since joining the […] More

  • DynCorp to Help Manage Army Depot Supply Parts; Jim Myles Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Help Manage Army Depot Supply Parts; Jim Myles Comments

    DynCorp International has received a $5 million task order to help the U.S. Army maintain its aviation repair parts supply at a depot in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Logistics Worldwide contract contains a one base period and four one-year options, the company said Thursday. DynCorp will support the collection, warehousing, inspection, failure analysis, repair development and restoration of supply […] More

  • Jim Myles: DynCorp to Help Maintain Air Force C-5 Aircraft Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Myles: DynCorp to Help Maintain Air Force C-5 Aircraft Engines

    DynCorp International has been awarded a potential one-year, $8.5 million task order to help maintain engines and components for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 aircraft. Jim Myles, senior vice president of the DynAviation business, said Wednesday that the company will perform “intermediate level engine overhaul services on one of the largest military aircraft ever built.” The […] More

  • Steve Gaffney: TAPS Foundation to Support Deceased DynCorp Employee Families - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Gaffney: TAPS Foundation to Support Deceased DynCorp Employee Families

    The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors foundation will provide support to families of DynCorp International employees that die while performing their jobs. DynCorp’s Employee Assistance Program will coordinate with TAPS to provide bereavement care and and other services such as case work assistance and grief and trauma resources to families, DynCorp and TAPS said Monday. “We feel incredibly fortunate to […] More

  • DynCorp Picked for Magazine's Top Vet-Owned Business Partner List; Steve Gaffney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Picked for Magazine’s Top Vet-Owned Business Partner List; Steve Gaffney Comments

    The National Veteran-Owned Business Association’s Vetrepreneur magazine has selected DynCorp International as one of the top 25 companies in the U.S. that work with veteran-owned businesses.  DynCorp has been included in the list for the eighth year in a row and will be recognized in the magazine’s April issue, DynCorp announced Tuesday. “More than 60% of […] More

  • Chris Bernhardt: DynCorp Extends Int'l, Commercial Firefighter Support Work to Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris Bernhardt: DynCorp Extends Int’l, Commercial Firefighter Support Work to Australia

    DynCorp International will provide aircraft, pilots and a maintenance team to Touchdown Helicopters in support of an aerial fighting program run by the state of New South Wales’ rural fire service under a potential three-year subcontract. Chris Bernhardt, DynCorp president, said Wednesday the deal is part of the company’s strategy to provide commercial and international customers the similar […] More

  • DynCorp Picks 26 Employees for Chairman's Valor Award; Steve Gaffney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Picks 26 Employees for Chairman’s Valor Award; Steve Gaffney Comments

    DynCorp International has selected 26 of its employees working on the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense Program to receive the Chairman’s Valor, the highest award the company gives its personnel. The employees were commended for their work during a terrorist attack on Camp Pinnacle in Afghanistan on July 2, 2013, the company said Monday. “Each day, DynCorp […] More

  • Steve Gaffney: DynCorp's 'Red Shirt Friday' Program Raises Money for Troops - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Gaffney: DynCorp’s ‘Red Shirt Friday’ Program Raises Money for Troops

    DynCorp International raised more than $12,700 in 2013 for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors program by having company employees where red shirts every Friday. TAPS receives a $10 donation for each red polo shirt embroidered with the words “Support the troops- Red Shirt Fridays,” DynCorp said Wednesday. “The Red Shirt Friday campaign has been a great way for […] More

  • FAA Picks 5 DynCorp Programs for Diamond Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Picks 5 DynCorp Programs for Diamond Awards

    DynCorp International has been selected to receive the Diamond Award for Excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for the second consecutive year. Diamond Awards are presented to companies of which 100 percent of all eligible maintenance technicians complete FAA aircraft systems training in systems and regulations over one year, DynCorp announced Monday. The company was […] More

  • DynCorp Subsidiary Holds Prime Spot on $2.5B USAID Support Contract; George Krivo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Subsidiary Holds Prime Spot on $2.5B USAID Support Contract; George Krivo Comments

    A DynCorp International subsidiary holds a position on a potential $2.5 billion contract to help the U.S. Agency for International Development promote democracy and peace in nations undergoing political transition. Casals & Associates will work with USAID’s office of transition initiative and local agency partners that work to fulfill U.S. foreign policy goals of promoting […] More

  • DynCorp to Support Navy Humanitarian Projects in Cambodia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Support Navy Humanitarian Projects in Cambodia

    DynCorp International will work with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion to carry out humanitarian construction projects in Cambodia under a potential five-year, $8.5 million contract. The contract was awarded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command-Pacific and includes one base year with four one-year options, the company said Tuesday. Contract work will include other operations support services in Cambodia. More