Global Linguist Solutions (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Global Linguist Solutions is an American Professional Services contracting company headquartered in Falls Church, VA. GLS is the main provider of interpreters, translators, and linguistic support to the U.S. military effort in Iraq. GLS was created in 2006 as a joint venture between DynCorp International and McNeil Technologies with DynCorp as the majority partner. McNeil Technologies was acquired by AECOM Technology Corporation in August 2010 for $355M. In December 2006, GLS was awarded a $4.6 Billion, five-year contract to manage translation and interpretation services in support of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, based out of Ft. Belvoir, VA. The contract provides linguistic services to the U.S. Army as well as any other U.S. government agencies supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, now Operation New Dawn.