| Under the LOGCAP program, the contractor
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| | mobilizations to assist the CONUS support
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| is responsible for providing a "full
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| | base and help units get ready for war.
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| spectrum" of services to U.S. troops in
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| | LOGCAP is a Department of the Army
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| the field, including dining facilities,
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| | Program which includes all pre-planned
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| living quarters, base camp operations and
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| | logistics and engineering/construction
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| maintenance, facilities management,
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| | oriented contingency contracts actually
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| transportation and distribution of
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| | awarded and peacetime contracts which
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| supplies, water and ice, laundry and
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| | include contingency clauses that:
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| bath, airfield operations, detainee camp
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| | · Leverage civilian corporate resources
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| construction, and firefighting [1].
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| | as logistics services support and
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| "LOGCAP" is an acronym for "Logistics
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| | engineering/construction support
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| Civil Augmentation Program."
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| | multipliers (Civilian Resources)
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| Now, the LOGCAP program enters in phase
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| | · Provide a rapid and responsive
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| IV and The Army awarded a contract worth
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| | contract capability which augments US
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| up to $150 billion to feed, house and
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| | Forces capability by meeting logistics
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| provide other services to U.S. troops in
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| | and engineering/construction requirements
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| Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, spreading
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| | (Rapid and Responsive Contract
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| among three companies work that recently
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| | Capability).
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| had been linked to a single,
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| | · Focus on prioritized peacetime
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| controversial contractor: Halliburton.
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| | contingency planning for augmentation
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| According to an article published in the
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| | logistics and engineering/construction
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| Washington Post [2], Fluor
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| | services as determined by the customer
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| Intercontinental of Greenville, S.C.,
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| | (Prioritized Peacetime Contingency
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| DynCorp International of Fort Worth and
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| | Planning).
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| KBR of Houston were chosen from among a
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| | Working in Iraq
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| half-dozen competitors. Each company's
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| | There is still a lot of interest to work
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| part of the contract is worth up to $5
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| | in Iraq, despite the danger. Salaries are
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| billion a year and can be extended for up
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| | much higher than in the US and the
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| to nine more years. The contract award
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| | opportunity to make a little fortune in
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| was a particular victory for KBR,
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| | one or two years of service is hard to
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| Halliburton's former contracting arm,
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| | resist. An experienced worker easily
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| after the firm was accused of misdeeds
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| | makes $80.000 to $100.000 a year and for
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| under the past contract, one contracting
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| | experts in one of the required
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| expert said.
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| | technical-administrative fields, amounts
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| "This is potentially the biggest
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| | of $25.000 a month (!) are no exception.
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| battlefield services contract that any
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| | In most cases, housing and meals are free
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| company is going to win for the remainder
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| | and if you work more than 330 days
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| of this decade," Loren Thompson, chief
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| | overseas, income is excluded from United
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| operating officer of the Lexington
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| | States taxes [3].
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| Institute, a defense research
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| | Job seekers can apply online for Iraq
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| organization in Arlington.
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| | employment. The 2ajobguide for instance
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| Background of the LOGCAP Program
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| | is supporting the U.S. Armed Forces by
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| The U.S. Army continually seeks to
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| | providing staff for the Logistics Civil
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| increase its combat potential within
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| | Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) in Iraq
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| programmed resource allocations. This
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| | [4]. The work primarily involves vehicle
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| occasionally requires pursuit of external
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| | and other equipment maintenance, as well
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| sources to provide adequate logistics
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| | as some logistical work. If you want to
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| support for the force [1].
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| | check out your chances to get such a
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| LOGCAP is a U.S. Army initiative for
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| | challenging job, take a proactive
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| peacetime planning for the use of
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| | approach and send your resume and a brief
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| civilian contractors in wartime and other
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| | cover letter to this hiring agency by
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| contingencies. These contractors will
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| | e-mail. You can be sure that your
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| perform selected services to support U.S.
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| | documents will be reviewed very carefully
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| forces in support of Department of
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| | in order to find the best fit according
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| Defense (DoD) missions. Use of
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| | to your experience and background.
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| contractors in a theater of operations
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| | Job listings for countries like Iraq,
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| allows the release of military units for
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| | Afghanistan or Kuwait can be found also
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| other missions or to fill support
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| | by typing the country name in an
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| shortfalls. This program provides the
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| | "all-in-one" human resources bank like
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| Army with additional means to adequately
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| | Indeed [5]. Current listings include Iraq
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| support the current and programmed
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| | defense contractor, intelligence,
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| forces.
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| | communications, and administrative
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| According to the Army Material Command
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| | openings.
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| [1], LOGCAP is primarily designed for use
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| | Literature
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| in areas where no bilateral or
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| | [1] Introduction to the LOGCAP program,
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| multilateral agreements exist. However,
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| | United States Army brochure, Army
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| LOGCAP may provide additional support in
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| | Material Command, 2007
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| areas with formal Host Nation Support
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| | [2] Washington Post, Army Splits Award
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| (HNS) agreements, where other contractors
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| | Among 3 Firms. Washington Post Staff
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| are involved, or where peacetime support
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| | Writer, Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A08
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| contracts exist. LOGCAP is also available
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| | [3] IRS Guidelines, Publication 54, Tax
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| during Continental United States (CONUS)
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| | Guide for U.S.
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