African Language Consultants is a New Jersey-certified small business providing African-language translation, interpreting (in person, phone, online, and domestic and international escort interpreting), transcription, and training. Its site lists government agencies and government contractors among its clients and a contact line in Ghana.
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Linguist & Interpreter Staffing: OCONUS Recruiters
Firms that recruit language-specific linguists and interpreters, usually tied to a single region or mission.
29 of the 107 recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles tracked on OCONUS Recruiters publish Linguist & Interpreter Staffing as a specialty, as of October 14, 2026. The featured partner, Recruitmint, is pinned first when it qualifies; every other row is alphabetical, unpaid, and drawn from public information.
Linguist & Interpreter Staffing firms recruit against language-specific contract requirements — often tied to a single region or mission — where target-language fluency and sometimes a specific clearance level matter more than general contracting experience. This is one of the smallest, most specialized categories here; firms tagged tend to treat it as a primary line of business rather than a side offering. Cross-reference the region pages, since most linguist contracts are tied to a specific theater rather than offered globally.
Which recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles do linguist & interpreter staffing?
Advertiser disclosureFeatured partner pinned first and labelled; every other company is listed alphabetically. No paid placement.
| Company | Headquarters | Specialties | Size | Best for | Website |
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African Language Consultants
Africa, Global/OCONUS
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Newark, NJ, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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AllWorld Language Consultants, Inc. (ALC)
CONUS, Middle East
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Rockville, MD, USA | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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AMC Government Solutions
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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— | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Amentum (Linguist Programs)
Middle East, Global/OCONUS
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— | Large | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Ascensus Global
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Hagerstown, MD, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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ATLAS Advisors
Global/OCONUS
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Columbus, OH, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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CALNET, Inc.
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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— | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Chi-Chack LLC
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Tacoma, WA, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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CLI Solutions
Middle East, Africa
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Tampa, FL, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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ContextGlobal
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Washington, DC, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Continuity Global Solutions
Global/OCONUS, Middle East
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Falls Church, VA, USA | Mid-size | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Culmen International
Global/OCONUS
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Alexandria, VA, USA | — | DoD Contract Staffing | Visit | |
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Diplomatic Language Services
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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— | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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FalconTek
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Herndon, VA, USA | — | GovCon Recruiting | Visit | |
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FedCiv Professional Services
CONUS, Middle East
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McLean, VA, USA | Boutique | GovCon Recruiting | Visit | |
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FedSys
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Fairfax, VA, USA | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Global Language Strategies (GLS)
Middle East, Global/OCONUS
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Fairfax, VA, USA | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Lexicon, Inc.
CONUS
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El Cajon, CA, USA | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Linguist Resources
Global/OCONUS, CONUS
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Ashburn, VA, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Linguistic Pathways
Africa, Global/OCONUS
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— | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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ManpowerGroup Public Sector
Middle East, Africa
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Arlington, VA, USA | Large | GovCon Recruiting | Visit | |
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Mission Essential
Global/OCONUS, Europe
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— | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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NexusQuest
Europe
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Eindhoven, Netherlands | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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SOSi
Middle East, Africa
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Reston, VA, USA | Large | Logistics & Life Support | Visit | |
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Turnbull Services
Europe, Global/OCONUS
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Constanța, Romania (US HQ: Columbus, Ohio) | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Valiant Integrated Services
Global/OCONUS, CONUS
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Herndon, VA, USA | Large | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Vates
Africa
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Kenya | Boutique | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit | |
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VHB Global Inc.
CONUS, Middle East
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Dumfries, VA, USA | Boutique | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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WorldWide Language Resources
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Fayetteville, NC, USA | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit |
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29 shownProvides translation, interpretation, Title III intercept and intelligence support to DoD, law enforcement and the Intelligence Community. Its site lists support in locations including Iraq, Qatar, UAE, Germany, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, and a Global Staffing Solutions service line.
AMC Government Solutions provides linguist support, including translation and interpretation, to both CONUS and OCONUS missions. It also offers language training in over 100 languages and supplies engineers, SMEs, and technicians for IT and educational infrastructure support.
Amentum recruits linguists in a variety of languages and dialects to support an intelligence community customer OCONUS, including aboard U.S. Navy vessels and in Kuwait, Jordan, and other Middle East countries. Roles are categorized by clearance level, requiring Secret (CAT 2) or TS/SCI with polygraph (CAT 3) and ILR-rated language proficiency.
Ascensus Global recruits and places linguists, language instructors, and analysts for government customers' CONUS and OCONUS operational support requirements, alongside translation and interpretation in 100+ languages. It lists a Top Secret facility clearance and a GSA Schedule contract.
ATLAS Advisors is a HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business that recruits, screens, deploys, and sustains interpretation, translation, and cultural advisory personnel for U.S. government agencies and the DoD worldwide. It supports programs with Secret, TS/SCI, and SAP clearance requirements and also lists technical recruiting and professional placement among its capabilities.
CALNET provides cleared linguists and interpreters to the U.S. Armed Forces and Intelligence Community, covering languages including Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Kurdish, and Urdu. Its service lines also include information technology, cybersecurity, software development, and intelligence operations and analysis support.
Chi-Chack is a WOSB-certified firm that assembles cleared and uncleared interpreter and translator teams for deployment within CONUS and OCONUS. It also provides language and culture training and role-player support to the Department of Defense and federal government, drawing on a network of more than 1,000 language and culture professionals.
CLI Solutions is a veteran-founded, service-disabled veteran-owned defense contractor that recruits, vets, and deploys cleared linguists, cultural advisors, and intelligence professionals for the Department of Defense and intelligence community. It lists support across CENTCOM, AFRICOM, EUCOM, and INDOPACOM languages and holds a Top Secret facility clearance.
ContextGlobal provides linguist staffing services, sourcing translators, interpreters, and American Sign Language providers for contract-to-hire and direct-placement assignments. It handles candidate screening and hands-on management of linguists for government and commercial clients, including escort interpreting for international travel.
Continuity Global Solutions, formerly Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, provides security and risk management, staffing and project management, and linguistic services for U.S. government and embassy clients, including Local Guard Force contracts and bodyguard details for U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. Its staffing division handles direct hire, executive search, and temporary and contract-to-hire placements for security, linguistic, and operational-support roles in austere environments.
Culmen International supplies technical and management expertise, global logistics, training and language services to U.S. government customers. Founded in 2004, it reports supporting missions in more than 150 countries and has sectors spanning security cooperation, counterterrorism, humanitarian assistance and international development.
Provides linguist support at all clearance levels across more than 50 languages for CONUS and OCONUS requirements, including translation, interpretation, language analysis, document exploitation and language-enabled consulting. Also offers language and cultural training.
FalconTek provides cleared technical and professional personnel to defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, with a GovCon-focused recruiting organization offering subcontract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement. Its language analysis and cultural advisory teams deliver translation, interpretation, and transcription support to programs CONUS and OCONUS, and it also supplies intelligence analysis, program management, and business operations staff.
FedCiv places security-cleared and OCONUS-capable personnel, including program analysts, administrative specialists, interpreters, and logistics coordinators, for federal agencies and prime contractors. It also provides Arabic-English bilingual administrative teams for Middle East programs, including document translation and liaison coordination, and staffs cleared program-support and records-management functions including CUI/FOUO document handling.
FedSys provides language management services to the federal government, including recruitment, vetting, deployment, and evaluation of linguists in more than 30 languages such as Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Farsi, Kurdish, and Russian. It maintains a regionally based linguist recruitment network and also offers military intelligence, information technology, and administrative support capabilities.
Global Language Strategies provides translation, interpretation, vetting and screening support, and recruiting and pre-deployment services to U.S. government contractors. Its published DoD work includes Military OneSource document translation, bilingual screening specialists at Air Force bases in the Gulf region, and language testing and training for local guard forces at U.S. embassies.
Lexicon, Inc. is a woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business with a Top Secret facility clearance, founded in 2005. Its services page lists military training and exercise support, installation and range support, and foreign language and culture work, including CAT II / CAT III translators, combat interpreters, and certified instructors in 15+ languages, plus role-player staffing for training events. Its stated work centers on U.S. installations such as Fort Irwin; it is mainly a training and installation-support contractor, with linguist staffing as one line of service.
Linguist Resources, LLC is a veteran-owned firm that provides cleared and uncleared linguists, interpreters, translators, and document-exploitation specialists to U.S. government and DoD contracts, with more than 25 years of classified and technical translation experience. Its personnel include Category I linguists, Secret/TS-SCI cleared staff, and role players who deploy overseas at short notice for forward-deployed and austere environments.
Linguistic Pathways is an African-focused language services agency that recruits, trains, and certifies African-language linguists and connects them with organisations through a verified directory. Its site covers interpreters and translators across languages such as Hausa, Somali, and Swahili; it does not state a specific focus on US government contracts.
ManpowerGroup Public Sector sources, recruits, and hires local national and expatriate talent for U.S. government contractors operating overseas, covering IT, language services, engineering, and administrative roles. The division has supported projects across multiple combatant command regions, including EUCOM, CENTCOM, and SOUTHCOM areas of responsibility.
Defense and intelligence government contractor (part of Mission Group, Inc.) delivering intelligence analysis, language services, advisory and assistance, and operational support to the U.S. government and allied partners across sites worldwide. Recruits and deploys cleared linguists for Army and DoD language support.
NexusQuest is a Netherlands-based specialist company providing defence linguistic operations: deployable specialist interpreters and linguistic support for multinational military training and NATO-partner exercises. Its founder's experience includes assignments with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, EUMAM Ukraine and Operation Interflex.
SOSi (SOS International LLC) is a founder-owned defense and government services integrator that directly hires personnel for overseas missions spanning language services, logistics, ISR, and facilities and life-support work. Founded in 1989 and based in Reston, Virginia, it operates from more than two dozen locations globally.
Certified SDVOSB operating in the USA, Romania and Ukraine, with European headquarters in Constanța near Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base. Sources and screens Other/Third Country Nationals (OCN/TCN) for OCONUS contracts from the Balkans, Caucasus and Pacific, and provides DoD linguist services, base operations support, housing and relocation, and construction support.
Valiant Integrated Services directly hires linguists and interpreters supporting U.S. Army operations, describing itself as the world's leading provider of language support services to the Army, with more than 1,000 linguists embedded across roughly 25 countries covering 27 languages. Its broader solutions set also includes advanced logistics and sustainment, training/simulation, and intelligence and analysis support for DoD clients.
Vates is a U.S. veteran-owned intelligence and risk management firm operating in Somalia and East Africa, with offices in Kenya and Somalia. Its workforce solutions line recruits and deploys international subject matter experts, embedded analysts and security advisors, plus vetted local linguists, technical staff and security personnel across Sub-Saharan Africa.
VHB Global Inc. is a woman-owned, HUBZone-certified small business that supports U.S. Government customers with intelligence analysis, language services, information technology, and logistics. It recruits linguists for Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Kurdish, Pashtu/Dari, and Russian roles, with a corporate office in Dumfries, VA, a satellite office in Herndon, VA, and an office in Jerusalem, Israel.
WorldWide Language Resources, headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was founded in 1995 to provide operational linguist services to U.S. Special Operations forces. It supplies interpreters and translators to U.S., allied, and coalition forces, and also offers manpower augmentation and auxiliary and logistic support, including postal services it began providing in Afghanistan in 2006. It reports in-theater support infrastructure for programs in over 50 countries.
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How many recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles do Linguist & Interpreter Staffing?
29 of the 107 companies in this directory. The list is compiled from public information and refreshed as companies change.
How is this list ordered?
The featured partner, Recruitmint, which publishes this directory, is pinned first and labelled. Everyone else is alphabetical. Position is not for sale.
Do companies pay to appear on this page?
No. Inclusion is free and unpaid. Recruitmint is the only company with a commercial relationship to this site, and it is disclosed on every page.