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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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

DynCorp International has been selected for two lists compiled by U.S. Veterans Magazine for its “Best of the Best” annual review of Fortune 1000 companies. The company was named to the magazine’s list of the “Top Veteran-Friendly Companies” and was chosen for the Top Supplier Diversity Programs of 2013, DynCorp …

DynCorp International will relocate its headquarters to a new site in Tysons Corner, Va. as part of the company’s consolidation and financial management strategies, the Washington Post reported Monday. Marjorie Censer writes nearly 180 workers from its four Virginia facilities will transfer to the Tysons campus and the company plans …

DynCorp International has hired more than 7,300 veterans as part of a White house initiative aiming to help returning U.S. soldiers, veterans and military spouses acquire resources to find civilian jobs. The company hired more than 4,080 veterans calendar year 2012 and exceeded its goal of hiring 4,000 veterans during the …

DynCorp International has been selected as one of Vetrepreneur’s five best companies for veteran-owned businesses to work with in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive year. The National Veteran-Owned Business Association compiled the list and the magazine will feature the list in the cover story of its April issue, DynCorp …

The American University of Afghanistan’s International Campus in Kabul has renamed its soccer field DynCorp International Field. The field hosted the country’s first intercollegiate soccer tournament involving six teams from universities based in the Kabul area, DynCorp said Monday. Afghanistan’s national soccer team has also used the field. “DynCorp International …

The USO of Metropolitan Washington recognized DynCorp International, Verizon and Science Applications International Corp. with a 2012 Circle of the Stars Award at the USO’s Stars and Stripes Night held Thursday. During the ceremony at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, DynCorp was named to the USO’s Four-Star level, the highest …

DynCorp International Chairman and CEO Steve Gaffney was appointed to USO of Metropolitan Washington’s board of directors, the organization announced Wednesday. He will help USO develop and deploy programs and services for more than 500,000 service members in Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington. Gaffney said in the announcement that more than …

An association representing many veteran-owned small businesses has named DynCorp International as one of the top ten corporations supporting and partnering with those businesses. The National Veteran-Owned Business Association said the company is on the list for the sixth straight year. DynCorp Chairman and CEO Steve Gaffney said veterans help …

The National Veteran-Owned Business Association announced its picks for the 10 Best U.S. Corporations for Veteran-Owned Businesses in 2011 yesterday. NaVOBA’s list singles out large corporations that do significant business with the over 3 million veteran-owned supplier businesses. Area contracting firms have traditionally placed high on the list, and this …

This week, Steve Gaffney shared how he transitioned into his role as CEO of Dyncorp by reading more than 1,000 employee survey responses: “The feedback,” he recently said, “is consistent with what I’ve seen at other companies where I’ve had a leadership role … the employees would like more opportunities …