Caliburn International LLC is a professional services provider headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with approximately 8,500 employees. They offer engineering, environmental, and technical solutions; logistics; risk management; construction; and consulting activities, as well as medical and humanitarian services. They serve the U.S. government and commercial clients worldwide, including the
Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to:
Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philippin ...
and
Department of State. The company was formed by
DC Capital Partners and is currently managed by
James Van Dusen, former Chief Financial Officer of
Comprehensive Health Services. The board includes Generals
John Kelly John or Jack Kelly may refer to:
People Academics and scientists
*John Kelly (engineer), Irish professor, former Registrar of University College Dublin
*John Kelly (scholar) (1750–1809), at Douglas, Isle of Man
* John Forrest Kelly (1859–1922) ...
,
Anthony C. Zinni
Anthony Charles Zinni (born September 17, 1943) is a former United States Marine Corps general and a former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). From 2001 to 2003, he served as a special envoy for the United States t ...
,
Michael Hayden, and admirals
Stephen F. Loftus, and
Kathleen Martin
Kathleen Martin is an American small press publisher, book editor and actor. She is the co-founder of Wit's End Publishing and a senior editor of Point Blank (publisher), Point Blank Press, a crime fiction publisher.
Her early career, after receiv ...
. Retired Admiral
James G. Stavridis
James George Stavridis (born February 15, 1955) is a retired United States Navy admiral, currently Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of the global investment firm the Carlyle Group, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rocke ...
previously served on the board and resigned in September 2019.
Caliburn's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President for Corporate Development for is retired Vice Admiral
Frank Craig Pandolfe.
Stock market
In October 2018, the company announced plans to sell $100 million shares public stocks in an
initial public offering
An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investme ...
, promising significant growth related to Trump's immigration and border policies, however warning potential investors of risks related to the "politically charged environment." Caliburn withdrew its registration statement for the offering in March 2019 following negative press and scrutiny. The prospectus included an annual payment of at least $100,000 for board members and $200,000 bonus if the company went public.
Criticisms
Caliburn has received scrutiny for operations by subsidiary companies
Sallyport Global and
Comprehensive Health Services The company is being investigated for alleged bribery of Iraqi officials for exclusive contracts. As of May 2019, a non-partisan watchdog group,
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and nonpartisan U.S. government ethics and accountability watchdog organization.''Washington Information Directory 2017-2018''; CQ Press; 2017; Pg. 327 Founded ...
, requested documentation regarding Kelly's involvement with Trump's child separation policy and current role at Caliburn. Comprehensive Health Services also operated at
Balad Air Base
Balad Air Base ( ar, قاعدة بلد الجوية) , is an Iraqi Air Force base located near Balad in the Sunni Triangle north of Baghdad, Iraq.
Built in the early 1980s, it was originally named Al-Bakr Air Base. In 2003 the base was captur ...
during the time that Sallyport Global is accused of worker mistreatment and neglect.
References
External links
Caliburn International
Business services companies established in 2018
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