Details Revealed for Fast-Track Iraq Contract Process.

The new Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Office (IIRO) will oversee awards of approximately 21 contracts worth $18.6 billion by February 1. To help meet that accelerated procurement schedule on awards not yet proposed, IIRO has scheduled two "industry days" this month for prospective contractors. The first session is November 19 in Arlington, Virginia. The second session will be in London on November 21. The new IIRO Web site, www.rebuilding-iraq.net, includes an agenda and registration details. Retired Admiral David Nash, former head of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, is leading IIRO's Baghdad-based operations.