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Talk will focus on future of military contractors

Monterey Herald 17 Oct 2018

In 2007, a contingent of Blackwater military contractors assigned to protect U.S ... Contractors and the Military in U.S ... Bruneau’s talk will primarily focus on contracting out security support during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where huge amounts of money have been spent on contractors, a practice that continues today ... A lean military tends to need contractors when troop levels are insufficient for a particular conflict....

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Boeing signs maintenance deals with El Al Airlines, Lufthansa

This is Money 17 Oct 2018

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Boeing Co signed a two-year maintenance deal with Israel's El Al Airlines on Wednesday, as it looks to boost its high-margin after-sales business that services planes bought by airlines and military customers....

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2 Myanmar Fighter Jets Crash, Killing Pilots and an 11-Year-Old

Asahi News 17 Oct 2018

Around 13 percent of the nation’s budget is spent on its military ... On Tuesday morning, four planes took off in bad weather from a military base in Magway but only two returned to base, said a statement posted on the website of the office of Myanmar’s commander-in-chief ... Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s commander in chief, attended a military fair in Moscow and signed contracts for new weaponry and military hardware....

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U.S. weapons sales a flashpoint as President Trump presses Saudi Arabia over missing journalist

Aberdeen News 17 Oct 2018

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want to nix a $110 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia because it would hurt American companies and zap U.S. jobs ... resident ... “This isn’t just about military capacity,” said Jonathan D ... The $110 billion figure includes contracts negotiated by the Obama administration as well as “vague, lofty” promises from the Saudis that are far from signed military contracts, said Caverley ... More....

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Gutfeld on Google's cowardice

Fox News 17 Oct 2018

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos knocks Google for turning down a military contract ... ....

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Performance reports paint grim picture of HAL work

Hindustan Times 17 Oct 2018

The Congress party has attacked the government for allegedly overlooking the interests of HAL and alleged that it was done to provide Ambani the opportunity for an offset deal, under which foreign military suppliers are required to source components worth a certain portion of the contract value locally....

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Is this the country we want to be?

Royal Oak Daily Tribune 17 Oct 2018

"Why do you work for a murderer?". Increasingly, it seems that is a question many Americans should be preparing themselves to answer ... Until now, they could assure themselves this was a win-win ... ally ... "And besides, I finally get to fly business class ... ... But, the president said, "They're spending $110 billion purchasing military equipment and other things ... No salary, no military contract, could compensate for the loss of the world's respect....

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No sign of breakthrough after Pompeo meets with Saudi rulers over missing journalist

The Keene Sentinel 17 Oct 2018

But the Trump administration has embraced Mohammed bin Salman since he became the crown prince, drawing up contracts for $110 billion in military arms sales to the kingdom, and providing material and logistical assistance in its disastrous war in neighboring Yemen ... military base in the region....

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Google’s new long game: 100% clean energy all the time

Fast Company 17 Oct 2018

“It could lead to the outline of a new kind of corporate power purchase agreement, a kind of contract that would define how to produce enough renewable energy to meet needs,” said Jenkins, who is not involved in the Google effort ... Some of Google’s own employees have recently revolted against the company’s contracts with the military....

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Read the transcript of AP's interview with President Trump

Journal Review 17 Oct 2018

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Jeff Bezos says tech firms SHOULD work on military contracts

The Daily Mail 16 Oct 2018

'If big tech companies are going to turn their back on US Department of Defense, this country is going to be in trouble,' Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told the Wired25 summit in San Francisco ... ....

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Antenna Products awarded multi-year FAA contract

Mineral Wells Index 16 Oct 2018

The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract provides for an initial term of two years with four two-year-options, potentially totaling 10 years ... “Since many of the antennas under this contract have uses in other aviation and military applications, we absolutely believe that APC’s improved operating efficiencies could help us grow this business segment significantly,” Park said....

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Bezos defends Pentagon contract bid

The Japan News 16 Oct 2018

AFP SAN FRANCISCO (AFP-Jiji) — Amazon chief Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the company’s bid for a major Pentagon cloud computing contract, saying it was important to support U.S ... military contracts. Google announced last week it was dropping its bid for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract aimed at modernizing the military’s computing systems....

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