Aegis wins new US contract

This is one army that won’t be withdrawing from Iraq anytime soon:

The U.S. military confirmed yesterday that it awarded the largest security contract in Iraq to a private British firm, Aegis Defence Services, in a deal worth up to $475 million over two years.

Aegis won the high-stakes derby over six other contenders, said sources
who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature
of the bidding process. The deal, however, is being challenged by
another British company that bid on the contract. Erinys Iraq is
seeking an injunction from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
to stop the Army from carrying out the contract. Erinys, which is also
planning a separate appeal of the award to Aegis, had unsuccessfully
sought to challenge the Army’s decision in protests with the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (Washington Post)