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Motorola Solutions awarded $495M military contract

Daily Herald 17 Jul 2018

Motorola Solutions was awarded a 5-year contract capped at $495 million by the U.S. Army to update its global mission-critical communications network ... ....

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US Army reverses course on discharging 1 immigrant recruit

Yahoo Daily News 17 Jul 2018

Calixto, who lives in Massachusetts and recently had been promoted to private second class, is one of dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists who immigration attorneys say have faced often unexplained military discharges and canceled contracts ... "There are no individuals being either released from their contracts or separated from the military due to their immigration status," said Pentagon spokeswoman Air Force Maj....

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1 immigrant recruit no longer to be discharged as DOD explains effort to reduce security risks

Stars and Stripes 17 Jul 2018

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Army abandons legal effort to expel an immigrant soldier on path to citizenship

Stars and Stripes 17 Jul 2018

An abrupt discharge was likely to knock him off his path to citizenship, which the military promises in exchange for the skills of immigrants who enlist ... In other instances, some enlistment contracts were canceled nationwide in an apparent and broad misunderstanding of rules that allowed recruits to wait an additional year for the military to finish the checks....

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U.S. Navy Selects Unisys Software for Secure, Mission-Critical Communications

Market Watch 17 Jul 2018

The Navy uses message handling software to receive, validate, store and forward secure messages from military commanders to tactical military forces. This contract is valued at up to approximately $20 million over five years ... Statements in this release regarding the total value of the contract assume that the government will incur the estimated costs....

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Saudi foreign minister meets French envoy

Arabnews 17 Jul 2018

Author. ARAB NEWS ID ... Dr ... Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls signed €10 billion worth of contracts in October 2015 in the fields of aerospace and military contracts on behalf of Airbus, transport, energy, health and food markets with French companies....

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'It's gonna be red, white, and blue': Trump reveals how he wants to overhaul Air Force One

Business Insider 17 Jul 2018

Air Force One ... "Boeing gave us a good deal, and we were able to take that," Trump told CBS News anchor Jeff Glor, adding that he saved the US government $1.5 billion on the $3.9 billion "fixed price contract" with Boeing. "But I said, 'I wonder if we should use the same baby blue colors?' And we're not." ... More. Air Force One Donald Trump Boeing Military plane Airplane Contract Government Contracts ... ....

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Man pleads guilty in Alabama to bribery for Army contracts

Richmond Times Dispatch 17 Jul 2018

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in Alabama to federal charges that he paid bribes to Army officials in exchange for military contracts during the Iraq war .......

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This Mobile Brain Scanner Promises to Diagnose Injuries Where CT Scans Can’t

Yahoo Daily News 17 Jul 2018

The Smarter way to get your business news - Subscribe to BloombergQuint on WhatsApp ... It combines smartphone software with a disposable electrode headpiece.  . ① Attach ... . ② Diagnose ... . Innovator ... ... BrainScope has raised about $60 million in venture capital and booked about $30 million in Pentagon contracts ... Singer is pitching his gear for use by military units, sports teams, urgent care clinics, and emergency rooms ... ... ....

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Why an ex-Hollywood pyrotechnics guy opened Surf City Still Works so he could make vodka, ...

Press Telegram 17 Jul 2018

(Courtesy of Surf City Still Works) ... (Courtesy of Surf City Still Works) ... (Courtesy of Surf City Still Works). Sound ... of. Expand ... “I blew up everything I could think of,” he said at the grand opening of Surf City Still Works on Saturday, July 14, where he talked about transitioning from Hollywood stunt and pyrotechnics work to building drones under government and military contracts, then deciding he wanted to do something fun ... ....

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MGM Resorts fighting shooting victims' lawsuits

The Oklahoman 17 Jul 2018

The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel says it bears no liability in last year's Las Vegas concert massacre and is asking the courts to extend it federal protections that shield companies who provide anti-terrorism products and services to civilians ... Hundreds of lawsuits ... A government contract defense is most commonly but not exclusively employed among military contractors and can provide immunity from liability in some cases ... ....

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MGM Resorts sues more than 1,000 Las Vegas mass shooting victims to avoid liability

Fox31 Denver 17 Jul 2018

Watch Video ... MGM Resorts International, facing a barrage of lawsuits over the shooting, responded by as defendants in two lawsuits of its own ... MGM Resorts called the shooting “the despicable act of one evil individual” and said its lawsuits, filed Friday in U.S ... The Oct ... A government contract defense is most commonly but not exclusively employed among military contractors and can provide immunity from liability in some cases....

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MGM Resorts denies liability for Las Vegas shooting, asks courts for protection from lawsuits

CNN 17 Jul 2018

(CNN)The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel says it bears no liability in last year's Las Vegas concert massacre and is asking the courts to extend it federal protections that shield companies who provide anti-terrorism products and services to civilians ... Read More ... JUST WATCHED ... A government contract defense is most commonly but not exclusively employed among military contractors and can provide immunity from liability in some cases ... ....

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