"I got out of the military, started a small business and grew it from three people to 470 people. The Kansas City Star reported that records and interviews it conducted with company officials show the company, which Watkins called VIAP Inc., existed years before he was a consultant. "Mr. Watkins' work throughout the time he was involved with Versar helped to grow our international operations in those countries," Diehl said. Arbuckle said in an email that Watkins and a small team started, developed and grew international operations under the name VIAP. ___Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com

Source: Economic Times September 26, 2018 20:37 UTC