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MENA Business Reports
April 20, 2003
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HEADLINE: DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL WINS $ 50 MILLION LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT IN IRAQ
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DynCorp International has been awarded a contract from the United States Department of State to provide up to 1,000 civilian advisors to help the government of Iraq organize effective civilian law enforcement, judicial and correctional agencies.
The estimated value of the contract could be as high as $ 50 million for the first year, depending on assessments of Iraqi capabilities and needs by initial advisors, who should be arriving in the region shortly. Under the contract, DynCorp International will provide technical advisors with 10 years of domestic law enforcement, corrections and judicial experience, including two years in specialized areas such as police training, crime scene investigation, border security, traffic accident investigation, corrections and customs.
Advisors will work with Iraqi criminal justice organizations at the national, provincial and municipal levels to assess threats to public order and mentor personnel at all levels of the Iraqi legal apparatus. DynCorp International will also provide all logistical, technical and administrative support necessary to accomplish the advisors' mission.
DynCorp is a subsidiary of the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). It provides comprehensive logistics, maintenance, security, technology and police monitoring support services to international clients, including the United Nations (UN). With regional headquarters in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, CSC's DynCorp International delivers CSC's diverse capabilities to international markets. - (menareport.com)
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