DocumentCode
1110961
Title
Engineers at war
Author
Karlin, Susan
Volume
44
Issue
9
fYear
2007
Firstpage
59
Lastpage
63
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Army Corps of Engineers are still looking for a few good civilian engineers (go to http://www.cpol.army.mil). Although many of the contracts with private industry are winding down in Iraq, building in Afghanistan is ramping up. Washington Group International, an engineering, construction, and management firm in Boise, Idaho, is exploring possible projects in Afghanistan. The company has cut its employment in Iraq to 75 expatriate and 1000 Iraqi engineers from a high of 200 expats and 5000 Iraqis. (At press time, the San Francisco engineering firm URS was poised to purchase WGI.).
Keywords
employment; engineering; military computing; recruitment; Afghanistan; Army Corps of Engineers; Iraq; US Department of Defense; Washington Group International; civilian engineers; private industry; Airports; Contracts; Hazards; Hospitals; Industrial engineering; Mortar; Poles and towers; Power distribution; Power engineering and energy; Roads;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.4296460
Filename
4296460
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