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The Trump administration has reduced the usage of military contractors, a decline that may be a one-off aberration or may be the beginning of a trend. The U.S. government currently employs about 42,000 translators, security personnel, administrators, and other private contractors overseas, a figure that has dropped about 10% since the last days of the Obama administration. Since 2015, the …
The Supreme Court of the United States refused to dismiss a pair of disputes between KBR and former military contractors injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. In court documents, the Houston-based firm said that it had the same immunity to lawsuits from injured servicepeople that the United States government enjoyed. Furthermore, the judicial branch has no inherent authority to issue decisions …
The uncertainty over the change in presidential administrations that has affected some other sectors has not had any measurable impact on civilian contractor overseas jobs, according to Charmaine Bell at Engility Corporation. However, that is subject to change depending on “what’s happening around the world, the federal budget, and of course the current political landscape,” she added. For the most …
Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A. are pleased to have been a corporate supporter for the Fifth Annual Silver Hawk Golf Tournament sponsored by a local elementary school in Miami, Florida. A full field of golfers and their families enjoyed the tournament and beautiful day on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A. are delighted to have …
A large Chinese military installation will be less than five miles from one of the most important U.S. military bases in the Horn of Africa. Chinese officials characterized the installation in Djibouti, which has a coastline along the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb at the edge of the Red Sea, as a “logistical support” facility that helps facilitate peacekeeping efforts elsewhere in Africa. …
