Currently, its American workforce in Iraq numbers 14,000, and it is also said to have the biggest U. S. government contract there – beating out all other Iraq based companies. In 2008, KBR declared that it was buying Alabama’s BEandK in a deal said to be worth $550 million. In 2011 KBR earned $540 million. And today it employs more than 27,000 people in over 70 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Over the years, the firm has, however, been involved in its share of controversies – from allegations of sexual assault lodged by female employees, to paying off Nigerian officials for government contracts. Formerly known as the Corps of Commissionaires, Corps Security is a British security company that officially speaking reports to Queen Elizabeth II. Established in 1859, it is said to be the world’s oldest security firm, and today it has a team of about 3,000 security personnel plus a dozen offices throughout the U. K. The company’s specialty is corporate security – including event protection, electronic surveillance, and consulting.