DynCorp International Awarded Extension of Iraq Police Training
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2006--The United States Department of State has awarded DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) a nine-month extension of its task order to support the training of police officers in Iraq. This extension is valued at more than $318 million and will expire on May 31, 2007. The Company has provided this service since April 2004 under the Department of State's worldwide Civilian Police Program.
DynCorp International police mentors are assigned to the Civilian Police Advisory Training Team (CPATT), the component of the U.S. military Multinational Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I) responsible for the U.S.-led effort to train and equip the 135,000-member Iraqi police service. DynCorp International is responsible for recruiting, training, equipping, and sustaining the 700-member U.S. contingent of trainers.
DynCorp International LLC is a professional services and project-management company that provides specialized technical services to civilian and military government agencies and commercial clients worldwide. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it has more than 14,000 employees in some 33 countries. It had revenues of nearly $2 billion in fiscal year 2006, which ended March 31. More information about the company can be found at www.dyn-intl.com.
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