Global Linguist Solutions (GLS) is an American professional services contracting company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. GLS was the main provider of interpreters, translators, and linguistic support to the Iraq War.
History
Global Linguist Solutions was founded 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.[1]
In December 2006, GLS was awarded a $4.6 billion, five-year contract to manage translation and interpretation services for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), based out of Fort Belvoir. The contract provided linguistic services to the U.S. Army as well as any other U.S. government agencies supporting the Iraq War.[2]
This award of contract award was protested by the incumbent,