411A,
Yes, they still appear to be alive and well by the size of the organization I've seen on the web. Earlier this year, an unnamed organization advertised for 6 DC9-30 crews due to the addition of another DC9, with crew bases in NV and AZ, said crews would have to have a "top-secret clearance". Sure sounds like Ross, huh ? They subsequently postponed hiring plans until after the first of the year...this according to the jobs website that carried the original posting.
Hope they put the jobs up again.