Data about contractors in Colombia in 2009
Below is a list of private companies contracted by the U.S. State and Defense Departments in 2009 to carry out activities related to U.S. military and police aid to Colombia. The source is an annual report (4.78MB PDF file) required by section 694(b) of the 2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act.
The report is worth a read. Colombia is the only country in the world for which Congress requires the U.S. government to list its military and police assistance contractors, the amounts each receives for its services, the nature of those services, and the risks to contract personnel. In our view, the report offers a degree of transparency – providing important information without jeopardizing personnel security – that should be applied to aid to other countries.
The total amount of funds contracted out in 2009 was US$216.7 million, significantly less than the US$309.6 million total in 2006, documented in the last version of this report that we obtained. This reflects an overall decline in military assistance to Colombia since that year, when such aid was near all-time highs.
| 1. Dyncorp International | $96,800,000 |
| 2. Lockheed-Martin and subsidiaries | $67,634,058 |
| 3. Telford Aviation | $13,235,416 |
| 4. ARINC | $13,175,215 |
| 5. DRS TAMSCO | $5,783,455 |
| 6. Olgoonik | $5,184,062 |
| 7. ManTech | $3,679,508 |
| 8. ITT | $2,472,797 |
| 9. PAE Government Services | $2,139,575 |
| 10. Raytheon Technical Services | $2,100,729 |
| 11. Northrop-Grumman Mission Systems | $1,830,291 |
| 12. CSC | $1,389,461 |
| 13. CACI | $1,031,094 |
| 14. J&J Maintenance Colombia | $451,852 |
| Total | $216,907,513 |