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Hmm. Judging from this article, one could easily guess that DynCorp was the personification of evil and its employees all servants of Satan. The truth? Like most huge corporations, DynCorp has many branches, many of which are involved in perfectly upstanding activities, and many of its employees honestly believe that their work helps to serve the public good. In an organization this large, there is little guarantee that the right thumb knows what the right pinkie is doing, much less what the left hand is doing. Certainly, when I worked for FMAS, we knew that it had recently been bought by a defense contractor, but that didn't change my team's focus from ensuring that people who needed it got the best healthcare possible for the least amount of taxpaper money. If the article is going to be this long, it should also be much more balanced. I don't have the time to research and revise it, though, and as a former employee, however briefly, I'm probably not the best person to do so anyway. -- Bedawyn 23:33, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
I reverted all of the unsourced claims and POV as per WP:V and WP:NPOV. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 02:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Why is the word "mercenary" in the opening paragraph? Dictionary.com has mercenary defined as: "working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal." These guys are in war zones keeping our officials safe from attack, not launching offensive strikes. Their playing defense...hardly mercenaries...
Well, because DynCorp is a mercenary; it provides security services for money. According to Enrique Bernales Ballesteros, UN special rapporteur on the question of the use of mercenaries:
“In recent conflicts unfolding in Africa, Asia and Latin America, there has been recourse to the recruiting and hiring of mercenaries, owing to their military experience and combat efficiency. In many cases, such persons could not be qualified as mercenaries if the requirements established by article 47 of Additional Protocol I (1977) to the 1949 Geneva Conventions were applied cumulatively and concomitantly. The Special Rapporteur nonetheless considers them mercenaries, despite the fact that the existing legal definitions are vitiated by gaps and juridical shortcomings and fail to take into account situations and activities that are mercenary in nature. [...].
It is the Special Rapporteur’s belief - and this view is generally shared by the first meeting of experts - that one of the new forms of mercenary activity is that which takes place through private security companies that hire out military services, using mercenaries for that purpose. The fact that international legal texts do not refer to this modality has facilitated its rapid expansion.”
(Paragraphs 63 and 72 from the Report on the question of the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, presented by the Special Rapporteur to the Commission on Human Rights. 56th Session, Item 130 of the provisional program, A/56/224, July 27, 2001, http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord2001/documentation/genassembly/a-56-224.htm.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomas mccacnce ( talk • contribs) 14:35, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
I first heard about DynCorp in connection with the behavior of some of its employees working in the former Yugoslavia. These individuals have been accused of trafficking in women and children for purposes of sexual slavery, but they have not been prosecuted under either local or U.S. law. I'm surprised to find no mention of this scandal in the DynCorp article. 24.188.142.123 ( talk) 13:45, 5 July 2008 (UTC)Max Clarke
I'm also surprised to see there is no mention to this here. It's widely know worldwide that Dyncorp is somehow involved in the "sales" of more than 200.000 (yes! two hundred thousand!) women and children as slaves - either to work and/or sexual pets. The extension of the involvement is unknown, as no one seems to want to investigate it.
If I had any HTML skills to edit the page - or if my English was any good - I would surely correct this. Hope someone does. More info about this all over the Internet - just google it.
And here a link showing how American government try to justify it: http://thetruthproject.us/2007/05/24/dyncorp-haliburton-sex-slave-trade-scandal/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariz nobrega ( talk • contribs) 17:23, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
In the first 3 minutes of an interview clip with Dean Haglund, Alex Jones mentioned being threatened by Dyncorp. Anyone heard of any details of this claim? ( see http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=dbbe325cb5e8a69110da4140b0b58f66.723835 ) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.214.27.173 ( talk) 02:22, 12 December 2006 (UTC).
Born2flie: There is no need to assume that this article is really about DynCorp. Instead it is about the controversies that exist regarding the company. This is my first article I've come across on the Wiki that clearly is not NPOV. --15:03, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Recent quotes from former Ambassador Richard Holbroke from Yahoo (AP sourced): "The U.S. training program (for the police) under DynCorp is an appalling joke ... a complete shambles," he said. He referred to Falls Church, Va.-based DynCorp International Inc. a major provider of security and defense services in Afghanistan, Iraq and other troublespots. Yahoo News, April 28th, 2007. [1]
Perhaps this should add to the sourced material in the Afghanistan section.
This article is not perfect - but if people are going to dispute its neutrality I think they should at least make concrete complaints here. How can I make the article more neutral if I do not know the complaints of the people who are disputing its neutrality? 74.210.52.51 15:57, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
I'd argue that the neutrality of the allegations against Dyncorp regarding the sex slavery is simply not there. There is no proof that the employee's actions were in any way condoned or irresponsibly ignored by Dyncorp, therefore it is unfair to make such a reference without citing the other side. This could be read as slander... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.135.198.35 ( talk) 16:38, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Removed Neutrality tag. There are No points of view or examples discussed here that would reflect the need for it.--May 1, 2008
I have added a neutrality disputed tag to this article, the reasons follow below:
-Under controversies, the Colombia section contains several un-cited statements and figures that seem to be POV, specifically: "Indeed, the DynCorp personnel have a local reputation for being both arrogant and far too willing to get ‘wet,' going out on frequent combat missions and engaging in firefights." DynCorp has not responded to the allegation.[citation needed]" As the above exerpt is taken from a book with a definite POV, I believe that it violates the POV policy of wikipedia.
Additionally: In addition to Human rights abuses, it is common for Dyncorp employees to frequent known houses of prostitution.[citation needed] Is clearly an uncited POV statement, as it implies that A) Humand rights abuses are common practice from Dyncorp employees, and B) It is common for Dyncorp employees to hire prostitutes
The Iraq section of the article also contains some POV statements, most notably the quote from Brigadier General Karl Horst - (since when do active duty generals have anything good to say about contractors?) -- Bg10117 ( talk) 18:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
User: Jrhamp has removed the neutrality tag, however the statements in violation of wikipedias NPOV policy are still in place. I am re-adding the tag. I would edit the article myself if I had time, unfortunately I do not.
I am willing to discuss the tag, if you disagree with it being tagged lets discuss the issues here. -- Bg10117 ( talk) 20:04, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Remarkable that this article manages to dredge up every complaint ever made about the company, yet omits that provided security for voter registration and elections involving eight million Afghans in 2004. This is no secret and is on the public record. Enough said about its purported "neutrality." (----)
The U.S. Patent No. 5911998 belongs to the National Institute of Health and DynCorp. It protects the Production of different Rotaviruses from Kidnes of the African Green Monkey. Please Read
this for interesting facts about the Patent. There is also Information about the H1N1 included. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.224.85.169 ( talk) 18:19, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Not that weird actually, they are owned by Cereberus, which invests heavily in pharmaceutical companies. So it was probably a business decision to register the patent to them rather than another Cereberus subsidiary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:62A:4:41C:9D2C:D095:E254:DEF8 ( talk) 11:46, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
This article is absurd characterization of a great American company.The men and women who work for it are true patriots and the clear bias of the editorial content diminishes the value and legitimacy of Wikipedia.
The edits today by Thomascomryn seem to have pulled out all stops on POV. Time to re-add the neutrality tag? Even for a complete outsider like myself, this seems to have shifted the article from biased to hatchet job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tarlneustaedter ( talk • contribs) 05:47, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I've read through the POV guidelines and I don't see how the most-recent changes make this article any less valuable than it was before. I aimed at making the article more coherent, intelligible, and better-sourced. I also did quite a bit of cleanup on the grammar, punctuation, taxonomy, and relevance.
All-told, I spent four hours on markup and proofing on this article; plus another two hours on research the subject. Is that qualification for a "hatchet job?"
Tom ( talk) 19:37, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
This article suggests that "dancing" might be an overly conservative bowdlerization of the Bacha bazi practice, which apparently also can include sexual slavery. Perhaps the last section of the article should be modified to include the possibility of this rather more serious bombshell.-- 76.94.203.163 ( talk) 02:48, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
(removed libelous comment by above IP)
the passage "'In 2009, DynCorp contractors paid a 17-year-old Afghan Bacha Bazi performer to entertain them in Kunduz. Several Afghans were later arrested and investigated.[114][115][116] A Wikileaks cable released after the incident stated that the Afghan interior minister at the time, Hanif Atmar, asked the assistant US ambassador to try to "quash" both the story and release of video from the incident.[114][117][118][119] In response to the incident, DynCorp fired four senior managers and established a chief compliance officer position, which focused on ethics, business conduct, related investigations, and regulatory compliance.[115] As of 2014, no DynCorp employee has faced criminal charges.'" doesn't sufficiently depict that the performance was of a sexual or even illegal nature despite a commonality of homoerotic pederasty. it could just have easily been contracted for the purpose of proving the existence of the behaviour among the afghan security forces. we dont know, it's not shown. if dyncorp was tasked with destroying poppi fields up till 2009 and heroin production and honey trapped bacha bazis have both steadily increased since then, there's reason to suspect machinations and misrepresentations of dyncorps involvement. purchasing a performance from afghan security forces and being criticized by afghan security forces for the purchase, is exceedingly suspicious of machinations. 107.77.208.56 ( talk) 10:02, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
The mailing address as stated on the Dyncorp website is Falls Church, VA 22042. According to USPS, the city name for that ZIP is Falls Church. It is outside the incorporated city of [Falls Church, Virginia]], but only the US Census Bureau considers it Annandale. It is adjacent to Falls Church High School, which is in the West Falls Church, Virginia CDP but also uses Falls Church as the city in its address.
Commuters using the Washington Beltway to go to the HQ would take the Arlington Boulevard exit, which is north of all Annandale exits.
Are CDPs important? I suggest we drop Annandale. Thundermaker ( talk) 15:41, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Is it just me or does this entire article seem to be HEAVILY biased against the company? Sure, there have been some recent issues, but WP:RECENTISM seems to apply in spades here. Buffs ( talk) 23:06, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
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The paragraphs on the scandals this company was involved in are all euphemistically headlined "incidents" so that from the summary no one can see what it is really about. Why are the services called by their names of aviation or training but scandals like child sex abuse or drug trafficking are not? Furthermore, why is the sexual abuse of underage boys and subsequent coverup hidden under a link that few people will understand? English speakers usually won't know what Bacha Bazi means, so let's call the link child sex abuse here. Murrerer ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 11:31, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
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I was just adding references in History § DynCorp and expansion (1987–2003) and noticed that the opening paragraph includes the first mention and seemingly out-of-place information on then-president/CEO Daniel R. Bannister:
In 1987 Dynalectron changed its name to DynCorp. [28] In 1988 DynCorp went private to avoid a hostile takeover by Miami financier Victor Posner, via an employee initiative led by Daniel R. Bannister. [29] Bannister, as T. Rees Shapiro wrote in his 2011 obituary, "was paid $1.65 an hour when he joined DynCorp as an electronics technician in 1953," rising to serve as its president and CEO (1985 to 1997). [30]
To the extent other editors believe Bannister should be extensively noted in this article, what do you all think of moving the information in the last sentence above ("Bannister, as T. Rees Shapiro...") to the previous subsection, Dynalectron (1962–1987), as part of a paragraph specific to his becoming CEO? – spida-tarbell ❀ ( talk) ( contribs) 01:11, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
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Hmm. Judging from this article, one could easily guess that DynCorp was the personification of evil and its employees all servants of Satan. The truth? Like most huge corporations, DynCorp has many branches, many of which are involved in perfectly upstanding activities, and many of its employees honestly believe that their work helps to serve the public good. In an organization this large, there is little guarantee that the right thumb knows what the right pinkie is doing, much less what the left hand is doing. Certainly, when I worked for FMAS, we knew that it had recently been bought by a defense contractor, but that didn't change my team's focus from ensuring that people who needed it got the best healthcare possible for the least amount of taxpaper money. If the article is going to be this long, it should also be much more balanced. I don't have the time to research and revise it, though, and as a former employee, however briefly, I'm probably not the best person to do so anyway. -- Bedawyn 23:33, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
I reverted all of the unsourced claims and POV as per WP:V and WP:NPOV. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 02:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Why is the word "mercenary" in the opening paragraph? Dictionary.com has mercenary defined as: "working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal." These guys are in war zones keeping our officials safe from attack, not launching offensive strikes. Their playing defense...hardly mercenaries...
Well, because DynCorp is a mercenary; it provides security services for money. According to Enrique Bernales Ballesteros, UN special rapporteur on the question of the use of mercenaries:
“In recent conflicts unfolding in Africa, Asia and Latin America, there has been recourse to the recruiting and hiring of mercenaries, owing to their military experience and combat efficiency. In many cases, such persons could not be qualified as mercenaries if the requirements established by article 47 of Additional Protocol I (1977) to the 1949 Geneva Conventions were applied cumulatively and concomitantly. The Special Rapporteur nonetheless considers them mercenaries, despite the fact that the existing legal definitions are vitiated by gaps and juridical shortcomings and fail to take into account situations and activities that are mercenary in nature. [...].
It is the Special Rapporteur’s belief - and this view is generally shared by the first meeting of experts - that one of the new forms of mercenary activity is that which takes place through private security companies that hire out military services, using mercenaries for that purpose. The fact that international legal texts do not refer to this modality has facilitated its rapid expansion.”
(Paragraphs 63 and 72 from the Report on the question of the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, presented by the Special Rapporteur to the Commission on Human Rights. 56th Session, Item 130 of the provisional program, A/56/224, July 27, 2001, http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord2001/documentation/genassembly/a-56-224.htm.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomas mccacnce ( talk • contribs) 14:35, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
I first heard about DynCorp in connection with the behavior of some of its employees working in the former Yugoslavia. These individuals have been accused of trafficking in women and children for purposes of sexual slavery, but they have not been prosecuted under either local or U.S. law. I'm surprised to find no mention of this scandal in the DynCorp article. 24.188.142.123 ( talk) 13:45, 5 July 2008 (UTC)Max Clarke
I'm also surprised to see there is no mention to this here. It's widely know worldwide that Dyncorp is somehow involved in the "sales" of more than 200.000 (yes! two hundred thousand!) women and children as slaves - either to work and/or sexual pets. The extension of the involvement is unknown, as no one seems to want to investigate it.
If I had any HTML skills to edit the page - or if my English was any good - I would surely correct this. Hope someone does. More info about this all over the Internet - just google it.
And here a link showing how American government try to justify it: http://thetruthproject.us/2007/05/24/dyncorp-haliburton-sex-slave-trade-scandal/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariz nobrega ( talk • contribs) 17:23, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
In the first 3 minutes of an interview clip with Dean Haglund, Alex Jones mentioned being threatened by Dyncorp. Anyone heard of any details of this claim? ( see http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=dbbe325cb5e8a69110da4140b0b58f66.723835 ) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.214.27.173 ( talk) 02:22, 12 December 2006 (UTC).
Born2flie: There is no need to assume that this article is really about DynCorp. Instead it is about the controversies that exist regarding the company. This is my first article I've come across on the Wiki that clearly is not NPOV. --15:03, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Recent quotes from former Ambassador Richard Holbroke from Yahoo (AP sourced): "The U.S. training program (for the police) under DynCorp is an appalling joke ... a complete shambles," he said. He referred to Falls Church, Va.-based DynCorp International Inc. a major provider of security and defense services in Afghanistan, Iraq and other troublespots. Yahoo News, April 28th, 2007. [1]
Perhaps this should add to the sourced material in the Afghanistan section.
This article is not perfect - but if people are going to dispute its neutrality I think they should at least make concrete complaints here. How can I make the article more neutral if I do not know the complaints of the people who are disputing its neutrality? 74.210.52.51 15:57, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
I'd argue that the neutrality of the allegations against Dyncorp regarding the sex slavery is simply not there. There is no proof that the employee's actions were in any way condoned or irresponsibly ignored by Dyncorp, therefore it is unfair to make such a reference without citing the other side. This could be read as slander... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.135.198.35 ( talk) 16:38, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Removed Neutrality tag. There are No points of view or examples discussed here that would reflect the need for it.--May 1, 2008
I have added a neutrality disputed tag to this article, the reasons follow below:
-Under controversies, the Colombia section contains several un-cited statements and figures that seem to be POV, specifically: "Indeed, the DynCorp personnel have a local reputation for being both arrogant and far too willing to get ‘wet,' going out on frequent combat missions and engaging in firefights." DynCorp has not responded to the allegation.[citation needed]" As the above exerpt is taken from a book with a definite POV, I believe that it violates the POV policy of wikipedia.
Additionally: In addition to Human rights abuses, it is common for Dyncorp employees to frequent known houses of prostitution.[citation needed] Is clearly an uncited POV statement, as it implies that A) Humand rights abuses are common practice from Dyncorp employees, and B) It is common for Dyncorp employees to hire prostitutes
The Iraq section of the article also contains some POV statements, most notably the quote from Brigadier General Karl Horst - (since when do active duty generals have anything good to say about contractors?) -- Bg10117 ( talk) 18:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
User: Jrhamp has removed the neutrality tag, however the statements in violation of wikipedias NPOV policy are still in place. I am re-adding the tag. I would edit the article myself if I had time, unfortunately I do not.
I am willing to discuss the tag, if you disagree with it being tagged lets discuss the issues here. -- Bg10117 ( talk) 20:04, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Remarkable that this article manages to dredge up every complaint ever made about the company, yet omits that provided security for voter registration and elections involving eight million Afghans in 2004. This is no secret and is on the public record. Enough said about its purported "neutrality." (----)
The U.S. Patent No. 5911998 belongs to the National Institute of Health and DynCorp. It protects the Production of different Rotaviruses from Kidnes of the African Green Monkey. Please Read
this for interesting facts about the Patent. There is also Information about the H1N1 included. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.224.85.169 ( talk) 18:19, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Not that weird actually, they are owned by Cereberus, which invests heavily in pharmaceutical companies. So it was probably a business decision to register the patent to them rather than another Cereberus subsidiary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:62A:4:41C:9D2C:D095:E254:DEF8 ( talk) 11:46, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
This article is absurd characterization of a great American company.The men and women who work for it are true patriots and the clear bias of the editorial content diminishes the value and legitimacy of Wikipedia.
The edits today by Thomascomryn seem to have pulled out all stops on POV. Time to re-add the neutrality tag? Even for a complete outsider like myself, this seems to have shifted the article from biased to hatchet job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tarlneustaedter ( talk • contribs) 05:47, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
I've read through the POV guidelines and I don't see how the most-recent changes make this article any less valuable than it was before. I aimed at making the article more coherent, intelligible, and better-sourced. I also did quite a bit of cleanup on the grammar, punctuation, taxonomy, and relevance.
All-told, I spent four hours on markup and proofing on this article; plus another two hours on research the subject. Is that qualification for a "hatchet job?"
Tom ( talk) 19:37, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
This article suggests that "dancing" might be an overly conservative bowdlerization of the Bacha bazi practice, which apparently also can include sexual slavery. Perhaps the last section of the article should be modified to include the possibility of this rather more serious bombshell.-- 76.94.203.163 ( talk) 02:48, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
(removed libelous comment by above IP)
the passage "'In 2009, DynCorp contractors paid a 17-year-old Afghan Bacha Bazi performer to entertain them in Kunduz. Several Afghans were later arrested and investigated.[114][115][116] A Wikileaks cable released after the incident stated that the Afghan interior minister at the time, Hanif Atmar, asked the assistant US ambassador to try to "quash" both the story and release of video from the incident.[114][117][118][119] In response to the incident, DynCorp fired four senior managers and established a chief compliance officer position, which focused on ethics, business conduct, related investigations, and regulatory compliance.[115] As of 2014, no DynCorp employee has faced criminal charges.'" doesn't sufficiently depict that the performance was of a sexual or even illegal nature despite a commonality of homoerotic pederasty. it could just have easily been contracted for the purpose of proving the existence of the behaviour among the afghan security forces. we dont know, it's not shown. if dyncorp was tasked with destroying poppi fields up till 2009 and heroin production and honey trapped bacha bazis have both steadily increased since then, there's reason to suspect machinations and misrepresentations of dyncorps involvement. purchasing a performance from afghan security forces and being criticized by afghan security forces for the purchase, is exceedingly suspicious of machinations. 107.77.208.56 ( talk) 10:02, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
The mailing address as stated on the Dyncorp website is Falls Church, VA 22042. According to USPS, the city name for that ZIP is Falls Church. It is outside the incorporated city of [Falls Church, Virginia]], but only the US Census Bureau considers it Annandale. It is adjacent to Falls Church High School, which is in the West Falls Church, Virginia CDP but also uses Falls Church as the city in its address.
Commuters using the Washington Beltway to go to the HQ would take the Arlington Boulevard exit, which is north of all Annandale exits.
Are CDPs important? I suggest we drop Annandale. Thundermaker ( talk) 15:41, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Is it just me or does this entire article seem to be HEAVILY biased against the company? Sure, there have been some recent issues, but WP:RECENTISM seems to apply in spades here. Buffs ( talk) 23:06, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
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The paragraphs on the scandals this company was involved in are all euphemistically headlined "incidents" so that from the summary no one can see what it is really about. Why are the services called by their names of aviation or training but scandals like child sex abuse or drug trafficking are not? Furthermore, why is the sexual abuse of underage boys and subsequent coverup hidden under a link that few people will understand? English speakers usually won't know what Bacha Bazi means, so let's call the link child sex abuse here. Murrerer ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 11:31, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
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Article's revenue and other business information is over a half decade old, as are most sources appearing in the article. The infobox information on products is far too long, and from company-published sources only. (Infoboxes should summarise sourced content in the article, and not introduce more detailed information.) In general, the article misses the point, in large part for old over-detailed information, no capture of recent trajectory of the sector and business, and poor summary of all of it. Perhaps title should be changed to "History of…", and all material since in this half decade, since 2012 (a paragraph at best), should become a new article. Leprof 7272 ( talk) 18:48, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
Because of the time required, plagiarism found in the article, taken from the NYT obituary—sentences from the obit inserted wholesale here, without alteration—is being dealt with by placing the cribbed material into quotes. If someone wants to take the resulting quote-laden text and do a hard paraphrase, they can do so. Until then, it will be closer to honest.
Meanwhile, finding whole sentences plagiarised from a high profile article such as the NYT obit casts a shadow over earlier editor's understanding, here, of proper practice with regard to use of source material in this article. Editors need to approach the rest of the article's text and sources, as of this date stamp, with suspicion; it needs a further top-to-bottom review of text and sources for plagiarism (and more generally, the proper representation of source content). Le Prof Leprof 7272 ( talk) 22:18, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
Trump Finds Reason for the U.S. to Remain in Afghanistan: Minerals https://nyti.ms/2tI5ozD
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/info/en/?search=DynCorp#Trump_administration_lobbying What value does this section add? They attempted to lobby to be petty about a contract? This section should be updated with current post-Trump resolution if the lobbying was at all received, and what the controversy even is about the lobbying. As someone not well-learned about corporate politics and assuming all companies do this, this seems unnoteworthy. -- Horizons_1 17:58, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
I was just adding references in History § DynCorp and expansion (1987–2003) and noticed that the opening paragraph includes the first mention and seemingly out-of-place information on then-president/CEO Daniel R. Bannister:
In 1987 Dynalectron changed its name to DynCorp. [28] In 1988 DynCorp went private to avoid a hostile takeover by Miami financier Victor Posner, via an employee initiative led by Daniel R. Bannister. [29] Bannister, as T. Rees Shapiro wrote in his 2011 obituary, "was paid $1.65 an hour when he joined DynCorp as an electronics technician in 1953," rising to serve as its president and CEO (1985 to 1997). [30]
To the extent other editors believe Bannister should be extensively noted in this article, what do you all think of moving the information in the last sentence above ("Bannister, as T. Rees Shapiro...") to the previous subsection, Dynalectron (1962–1987), as part of a paragraph specific to his becoming CEO? – spida-tarbell ❀ ( talk) ( contribs) 01:11, 29 December 2023 (UTC)