The State Department Acts--without the Slightest Sense of Irony
DynCorp Facing State Dept. Investigation Contractor Ordered to Shake Up Team in Afghanistan After Employee's Death By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 18, 2009 The State Department has ordered DynCorp International to replace the senior managers in charge of a major police training contract in Afghanistan after it launched an investigation into the company's handling of an employee who died of a possible drug overdose, government officials said. The probe involves allegations that the company ignored signs of drug abuse among employees.
The investigation centers on the death of a security team leader working under DynCorp's 18-month, $317 million civilian police training contract, a key element of the U.S. government's effort to rebuild Afghanistan in the wake of the 2001 removal of the Taliban from power. DynCorp is the State Department's largest contractor, holding billions of dollars in contracts, and the department is the Falls Church-based firm's single…