Examples of use of DML
1. Bring our troops home. – DML, Manchester My thoughts are with the families.
2. DML is partly owned by Halliburton, the American company formerly run by the US vice–president, Dick Cheney.
3. The ministry yesterday stood by its decision to award DML the contract, emphasising that much of the increase was the result of unforeseen safety regulations.
4. "DML demonstrated a naive confidence in their system of cost control and financial management ... The general feeling was that DML were lacking in their approach/ commitment to the project and the controlling of costs to within the budget." Another evaluation of DML 18 months later, in 1''6, resulted in more criticism÷ "Many of the areas of concern are due to the limited development of DML‘s systems and procedures, and the need to recruit large numbers of experienced staff quickly.
5. In a previously secret evaluation of DML, MoD officials concluded that the firm failed eight of the 10 criteria measuring its competence, and the company should not be "considered a suitable organisation to be awarded the contract". They added÷ "The organisation, capability, capacity and control systems of DML do not confirm their capability to successfully undertake the project management functions.