MVM, Inc.

MVM is a company headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, United States. [ [http://www.mvminc.com/contact.html MVM Inc. - MVM provides Security, Staffing, Training and Translation to US Government, MVM, Governemnt Contractor ] ] It is a private security contractor that provides security contractors, staffing, training, translation and related services to U.S. Government clients.

Foundation

The company's owner, president, chairman and CEO is Dario O. Marquez, Jr., a former United States Secret Service agent and co-founder of MVM. The company is now a multi-million dollar company, and has over 3,000 employees.

Contracts

Following the September 11th attacks, MVM received contracts from the U.S. Army and the U.S. Justice Department.Citation | last = Gorman| first = Siobhan | last2 = Cole | first2 = August | title = Court Case Sheds Light On Secret Contractors in Iraq War| newspaper = Wall Street Journal | pages = A1, A12| year = 2008 | date = July 17 | url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121485921602717113.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news] The company currently holds contracts with the NSA and the CIA to protect its personnel in Iraq. A U.S. Department of State contract to protect the embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan was terminated in 2005 citing inadequate personnel.

Controversy

The company has been accused of mismanagement of its firearms and inventories, using improper procedures, and lacking proper equipment. It is also being sued by a former employee, Dave Boone, for wrongful termination, following a disputed report of an attack. The CIA has also reopenned their contract for re-bidding following the firms inability to supply sufficient numbers of qualified personnel.

References

* [http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/16_14/business/17251-6.html Washington Technology:] The U.S. Marshals Service awarded MVM, a privately held McLean, Va., security staffing company a five-year contract worth $125 million.
* [http://www.deltek.com/deltekweb.asp?id=413&via=247 Deltek: Security Giant Entrusts Government Contracting Backbone To Deltek.] September 2003 press release calls MVM "a $165 million firm with 4,200 employees"
* [http://www.hoovers.com/mvm,-inc./--ID__41271--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoover's: MVM, Inc.]

External links

* [http://www.MVMINC.com MVM, Inc.]