A unit of Aecom Technology Corp. has received a $500 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to provide linguistic support services, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

The five-year contract calls for McNeil Technologies Inc., of Springfield, Va., to supply all personnel, equipment, tools, materials and management needed to provide foreign language interpretation, transcription, reporting and translation services in support of overseas contingency operations.

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