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		<title>Contractor jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get registered with Paradine Recruiting! Find overseas contract jobs in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and other high risk areas with defense and private military contractors faster. 
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<p>Find overseas contract <a href="http://chadshomepage.com/tag/jobs/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with jobs">jobs</a> in <a href="http://chadshomepage.com/tag/iraq/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Iraq">Iraq</a>, Afghanistan, Kuwait and other high risk areas with defense and private military contractors faster. Post your resume and job search for contracting jobs and careers requiring an active security clearance. Employers search resumes of cleared job seekers all with active clearances.</p>
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<p>Contractor jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan. <img src='http://chadshomepage.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>tips to get a job overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently put together a few tips to help people get a job overseas. This should help alot of people that are needing fresh ideas or just a cut and dry reference on what to do.There's alot of money to make in Iraq and Afghanistan, no matter what your skill sets are. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><div style="clear: both; min-height: 1px; height: 3px; width: 100%;"></div><div class='shareaholic-like-buttonset' style='float:right;height:30px;'><a class='shareaholic-fbsend' data-shr_href='http%3A%2F%2Fchadshomepage.com%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Ftips-to-get-a-job-overseas%2F'></a><a class='shareaholic-fblike' data-shr_layout='button_count' data-shr_showfaces='false' data-shr_href='http%3A%2F%2Fchadshomepage.com%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Ftips-to-get-a-job-overseas%2F' data-shr_title='tips+to+get+a+job+overseas'></a><a class='shareaholic-googleplusone' data-shr_size='medium' data-shr_count='false' data-shr_href='http%3A%2F%2Fchadshomepage.com%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Ftips-to-get-a-job-overseas%2F' data-shr_title='tips+to+get+a+job+overseas'></a></div><div style="clear: both; min-height: 1px; height: 3px; width: 100%;"></div><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>I recently put together a few tips to help people get a job overseas.</p>
<p><a href="http://chadshomepage.com/logcap-iv/tips-to-get-a-job-overseas-iraq-and-afghanistan/">http://chadshomepage.com/logcap-iv/tips-to-get-a-job-overseas-iraq-and-afghanistan/</a></p>
<p>Here are some contracting <a href="http://chadshomepage.com/tag/jobs/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with jobs">jobs</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.paradinerecruiting.com/blog/2011/11/nov-2011-contractor-list/">http://www.paradinerecruiting.com/blog/2011/11/nov-2011-contractor-list/</a></p>
<p>This should help alot of people that are needing fresh ideas or just a cut and dry reference on what to do.There&#8217;s alot of money to make in <a href="http://chadshomepage.com/tag/iraq/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Iraq">Iraq</a> and Afghanistan, no matter what your skill sets are.</p>
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		<title>Hanging in Mosul Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I spent about a month in Mosul and decided it was time to leave for a better opportunity in the middle east. The old company I was with is such a pain in the ass sometimes. Too much babysitting going on and no work. Yea it&#8217;s easy to work a job when there&#8217;s nothing [...]
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<li><a href='http://chadshomepage.com/2010/09/04/iraq-tour-4/' rel='bookmark' title='Iraq tour 4'>Iraq tour 4</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><div style="clear: both; min-height: 1px; height: 3px; width: 100%;"></div><div class='shareaholic-like-buttonset' style='float:right;height:30px;'><a class='shareaholic-fbsend' data-shr_href='http%3A%2F%2Fchadshomepage.com%2F2010%2F10%2F02%2Fhanging-in-mosul-iraq%2F'></a><a class='shareaholic-fblike' data-shr_layout='button_count' data-shr_showfaces='false' data-shr_href='http%3A%2F%2Fchadshomepage.com%2F2010%2F10%2F02%2Fhanging-in-mosul-iraq%2F' data-shr_title='Hanging+in+Mosul+Iraq'></a><a class='shareaholic-googleplusone' data-shr_size='medium' data-shr_count='false' data-shr_href='http%3A%2F%2Fchadshomepage.com%2F2010%2F10%2F02%2Fhanging-in-mosul-iraq%2F' data-shr_title='Hanging+in+Mosul+Iraq'></a></div><div style="clear: both; min-height: 1px; height: 3px; width: 100%;"></div><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>So I spent about a month in Mosul and decided it was time to leave for a better opportunity in the middle east. The old company I was with is such a pain in the ass sometimes. Too much babysitting going on and no work. Yea it&#8217;s easy to work a job when there&#8217;s nothing to do, but after 4 years of doing nothing at work, I am ready to &#8211; do something.</p>
<p>So during my stay in Mosul, I took a drive and took a few pics. Enjoy&#8230;</p>

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		<title>Iraq tour 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I am off for another tour in Iraq. This is my 4th tour now. I have a couple friends that have stayed over there since 2004/2005 timeframes. That's insane! Those guys are pretty dedicated to stay over there and sacrifice alot of their personal lives to be there that long. I guess I would rather be in Iraq than Afghanistan. Afghanistan is pretty sketchy now. Maybe in a year or so I can hit Afghan back up.

So the goal now is to go for a year and then check and see what I want to do. No more yearly+ planning when it comes to contracting. I'm getting burned out. Too many assholes to deal with on the leadership and work level. I guess that's everywhere you go though.
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		<description><![CDATA[Government Executive releases the top 100 civilian contractors os of August 15, 2010. 
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<p><!-- *** ADDRESS ***--><em><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1732" title="Top-100-civilian-contractors" src="http://chadshomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Top-100-civilian-contractors-banner.jpg" alt="Top 100 civilian contractors - 2010" width="150" height="150" />Information from: <a href="http://www.govexec.com/features/0810-15/0810-15s4s1.htm" target="_blank">Government Executive</a></em> August 15, 2010</p>
<p><strong>Total Purchases: $162,566,075,478</strong></p>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>Parent Company</strong></td>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td><strong>Energy Department</strong></td>
<td><strong>NASA</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lockheed Martin Corp.</td>
<td>$8,860,841,808</td>
<td>$2,383,180,058</td>
<td>$3,586,946,390</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>McKesson Corp.</td>
<td>3,971,742,791</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Battelle Memorial Institute</td>
<td>3,866,200,065</td>
<td>3,751,810,093</td>
<td>3,470,244</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Bechtel Group Inc.</td>
<td>3,793,725,369</td>
<td>3,794,923,010</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.</td>
<td>3,617,203,044</td>
<td>3,328,937,611</td>
<td>6,049,870</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>URS Corp.</td>
<td>3,060,692,752</td>
<td>2,677,438,702</td>
<td>145,087,047</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Boeing Co.</td>
<td>3,003,766,351</td>
<td>27,919,902</td>
<td>2,742,231,083</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Northrop Grumman Corp.</td>
<td>2,725,939,891</td>
<td>997,824,411</td>
<td>398,050,373</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>SAIC</td>
<td>2,235,585,109</td>
<td>65,446,494</td>
<td>349,257,053</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>McDermott Inc.</td>
<td>1,844,658,205</td>
<td>1,844,657,013</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>California Institute of Technology</td>
<td>1,749,387,653</td>
<td>239,969</td>
<td>1,748,922,856</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Honeywell Inc.</td>
<td>1,653,307,183</td>
<td>1,333,946,008</td>
<td>280,661,003</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Novartis</td>
<td>1,548,243,905</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Deloitte LLP</td>
<td>1,464,180,673</td>
<td>318,966</td>
<td>2,657,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Merck &amp; Co. Inc.</td>
<td>1,351,332,985</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>IBM Corp.</td>
<td>1,325,352,509</td>
<td>18,204,683</td>
<td>9,152,458</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Computer Sciences Corp.</td>
<td>1,315,727,178</td>
<td>47,866,991</td>
<td>250,628,596</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Sanofi-Aventis</td>
<td>1,237,235,850</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.</td>
<td>1,183,471,397</td>
<td>286,759,907</td>
<td>693,822,399</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.</td>
<td>1,156,614,879</td>
<td>10,097,086</td>
<td>14,770,594</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Dyncorp International LLC</td>
<td>1,145,233,411</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>University of California System</td>
<td>1,104,683,080</td>
<td>936,151,967</td>
<td>85,754,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>Hewlett-Packard Co.</td>
<td>1,101,672,100</td>
<td>602,363</td>
<td>3,390,054</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Fluor Corp.</td>
<td>1,066,707,199</td>
<td>910,622,436</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>GlaxoSmithKline</td>
<td>936,517,665</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>A-Mark Financial Corp.</td>
<td>930,801,422</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27</td>
<td>Harris Corp.</td>
<td>875,616,815</td>
<td>456,114</td>
<td>9,351,162</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>University of Tennessee System</td>
<td>843,310,523</td>
<td>836,520,497</td>
<td>2,271,841</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29</td>
<td>L-3 Communications Holdings</td>
<td>837,180,794</td>
<td>31,200</td>
<td>45,542,136</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30</td>
<td>Dell Computer Corp.</td>
<td>776,528,249</td>
<td>2,368,540</td>
<td>57,435,575</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>General Dynamics Corp.</td>
<td>762,223,278</td>
<td>410,515</td>
<td>59,281,599</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Alliant Techsystems Inc.</td>
<td>741,391,946</td>
<td>17,285</td>
<td>710,967,241</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33</td>
<td>Raytheon Co.</td>
<td>735,950,966</td>
<td>93,085,539</td>
<td>98,227,843</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34</td>
<td>Corrections Corp. of America</td>
<td>731,468,602</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35</td>
<td>General Motors Corp.</td>
<td>702,736,996</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>100,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36</td>
<td>Wyeth</td>
<td>681,807,523</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37</td>
<td>G4S PLC</td>
<td>680,169,467</td>
<td>309,291,529</td>
<td>31,672,811</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38</td>
<td>Accenture</td>
<td>641,278,295</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>30,577</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>SRA International Inc.</td>
<td>640,852,553</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>169,755</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40</td>
<td>ITT Corp.</td>
<td>559,552,783</td>
<td>247,165,502</td>
<td>105,566,934</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>41</td>
<td>Unisys Corp.</td>
<td>547,702,405</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>5,565,586</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42</td>
<td>Clark Enterprises</td>
<td>539,697,448</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>United Technologies Corp.</td>
<td>511,878,962</td>
<td>7,139,528</td>
<td>448,196,097</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44</td>
<td>Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.</td>
<td>509,512,068</td>
<td>498,020,034</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>45</td>
<td>Chemonics International Inc.</td>
<td>488,747,893</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>46</td>
<td>Ford Motor Co.</td>
<td>483,867,943</td>
<td>196,081</td>
<td>15,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47</td>
<td>University of Chicago</td>
<td>475,416,341</td>
<td>469,678,709</td>
<td>3,164,862</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td>Medimmune Inc.</td>
<td>452,520,000</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>49</td>
<td>Westat Inc.</td>
<td>441,046,988</td>
<td>6,180</td>
<td>149,950</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>50</td>
<td>Stanford University</td>
<td>436,434,626</td>
<td>418,443,947</td>
<td>15,123,596</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>Parent Company</strong></td>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td><strong>Energy Department</strong></td>
<td><strong>NASA</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>51</td>
<td>State University of New York</td>
<td>$432,114,556</td>
<td>$419,823,002</td>
<td>$4,301,573</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<td>Triple Canopy Inc.</td>
<td>430,963,910</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>53</td>
<td>MITRE Corp.</td>
<td>411,865,545</td>
<td>3,720,510</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>54</td>
<td>Washington Gas Light Co.</td>
<td>396,374,611</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1,837,358</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55</td>
<td>Government of Russia</td>
<td>387,755,299</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>387,656,298</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>56</td>
<td>Washington Group International</td>
<td>386,209,862</td>
<td>386,209,862</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>57</td>
<td>Research Triangle Institute</td>
<td>385,825,937</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1,032,001</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>58</td>
<td>Vangent Inc.</td>
<td>377,858,736</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>59</td>
<td>Arctic Slope Regional Corp.</td>
<td>376,055,505</td>
<td>33,419,019</td>
<td>192,122,486</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>60</td>
<td>Energy Solutions Inc.</td>
<td>369,871,444</td>
<td>369,617,163</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>61</td>
<td>Coffey International Ltd.</td>
<td>367,880,412</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>11,304</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>62</td>
<td>General Electric Co.</td>
<td>361,675,930</td>
<td>4,414,170</td>
<td>3,144,963</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>63</td>
<td>Xerox Corp.</td>
<td>355,403,801</td>
<td>1,032,782</td>
<td>7,449,569</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>64</td>
<td>Siemens AG</td>
<td>348,690,224</td>
<td>112,573</td>
<td>5,567,728</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>65</td>
<td>Sunshine Minting Inc.</td>
<td>348,010,490</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66</td>
<td>BAE Systems</td>
<td>346,138,972</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2,562,055</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>67</td>
<td>John Snow Inc.</td>
<td>345,620,398</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>68</td>
<td>AKAL Security Inc.</td>
<td>338,885,466</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>12,619,555</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>69</td>
<td>ICF International</td>
<td>336,984,942</td>
<td>1,061,960</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>Management &amp; Training Corp.</td>
<td>327,770,668</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Louis Berger Group Inc.</td>
<td>326,826,416</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>72</td>
<td>Johns Hopkins University</td>
<td>317,774,015</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>235,365,467</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>73</td>
<td>Health Net Inc.</td>
<td>317,284,429</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>74</td>
<td>GTSI</td>
<td>311,226,323</td>
<td>137,934</td>
<td>9,606,441</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>75</td>
<td>SGT Inc.</td>
<td>307,656,147</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>278,031,147</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>76</td>
<td>CACI International Inc.</td>
<td>290,390,190</td>
<td>15,032</td>
<td>8,235</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>77</td>
<td>APPTIS</td>
<td>281,535,528</td>
<td>342,600</td>
<td>259,438</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>78</td>
<td>Universities Research Association</td>
<td>277,680,689</td>
<td>277,649,137</td>
<td>31,552</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Tetra Tech Inc.</td>
<td>274,005,446</td>
<td>3,980,946</td>
<td>5,710,117</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Bill Harbert International</td>
<td>272,782,721</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>81</td>
<td>Shaw Group Inc.</td>
<td>269,681,458</td>
<td>239,192,729</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>82</td>
<td>Chrysler LLC</td>
<td>266,089,923</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>83</td>
<td>True North Communications Inc.</td>
<td>264,534,353</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>84</td>
<td>QinetiQ Ltd.</td>
<td>264,127,720</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>87,249,847</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>85</td>
<td>Development Alternatives Inc.</td>
<td>258,943,753</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>86</td>
<td>Duke Energy Corp.</td>
<td>254,683,155</td>
<td>239,128,692</td>
<td>125,200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>87</td>
<td>BWX Technologies Inc.</td>
<td>254,683,141</td>
<td>254,688,407</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>88</td>
<td>Grunley Construction Co.</td>
<td>252,628,413</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>89</td>
<td>Turner Construction Co.</td>
<td>250,833,934</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>90</td>
<td>Mitsui and Co. Precious Metals</td>
<td>249,952,875</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>91</td>
<td>Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc.</td>
<td>248,491,745</td>
<td>190,522,711</td>
<td>18,121,224</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>92</td>
<td>Xe</td>
<td>241,867,656</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>93</td>
<td>Parsons Corp.</td>
<td>238,579,377</td>
<td>186,563,768</td>
<td>22,803,771</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>94</td>
<td>Cardinal Health Inc.</td>
<td>235,045,826</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>18,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>95</td>
<td>Serco Group PLC</td>
<td>234,446,284</td>
<td>1,774,810</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>96</td>
<td>Hensel Phelps Construction Co.</td>
<td>227,920,049</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>37,002,412</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>97</td>
<td>Cauldwell Wingate Co. LLC</td>
<td>226,877,598</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>98</td>
<td>NANA Regional Corp. Inc.</td>
<td>226,570,372</td>
<td>4,385,205</td>
<td>282,823</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>99</td>
<td>Jefferson Science Associates LLC</td>
<td>225,097,210</td>
<td>225,097,209</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>100</td>
<td>Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken</td>
<td>216,880,544</td>
<td>7,390</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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