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Egypt court orders release of former president's sons

Journal Review 20 Sep 2018

Both men were charged with violating military regulations ... General News Crime Government And Politics Court Decisions Legal Proceedings Law And Order Constitutions Rebellions And Uprisings War And Unrest Illegal Insider Trading Corporate Crime Corporate News Business Political And Civil Unrest Defense Contracts Military And Defense Government Contracts Government Business And Finance Contracts And Orders....

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Indoor skydiving facility coming to Patriot Place

The Sun Chronicle 20 Sep 2018

An indoor skydiving facility is coming to town ... The three-story building will feature a large wind tunnel in which customers will float ... Military Academy ... “There’s something that happens to you when you’re in free fall ... After the facility has been in operation for six months, it will be eligible to compete for government contracts, which would bring military personnel to train in the wind tunnel during off hours ... ....

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U.S. Paid $1B to Contractor Accused of Bigotry at Iraq Air Base

Democratic Underground 20 Sep 2018

The U.S. government has paid Sallyport Global, a military contracting company, over $1 billion since January 2014 to provide security, life support, training and other basic operations at Balad Air Base in Iraq ... ... Some of Sallyports employees even abused the local dogs ... That last paragraph ... ....

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Military breaks out pizza MREs

The Mercury 20 Sep 2018

military calls its combat field rations MREs, for Meals, Ready to Eat, since they require no cooking ... “Benefits that were once reserved for the career force were extended to even the lowest soldier,” said Jennifer Mittelstadt, a professor of history at Rutgers University who has taught courses at the Army War College on the military’s changing social contract....

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Trade wars, "Meatless Mondays" and BBQ. Texas Agriculture Commissioner candidates square off

The Bryan Eagle 20 Sep 2018

Watch more video ... Democrat Kim Olson, a farmer and Air Force veteran, is challenging the incumbent, Republican Sid Miller ... beef exports to the country was lifted last year ... In the mid-2000s, at the end of a long career as one of the Air Force’s first female pilots, the Pentagon accused her of steering government contracts to a private security firm that military investigators said she helped operate while she was stationed in Iraq ... .......

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Meet the Puerto Rican sisterhood reinventing the island's future after Maria

CNN 20 Sep 2018

Puerto Rico is a major source of military apparel in the United States, according to a Congressional Report. The industry has grown steadily over the last ten years, after legislation required all military clothing be manufactured in the United States ... It brought much needed cash flow, but also created a dependency on military contracts....

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Father, son sentenced to federal prison in $4 million government contracting fraud

Stars and Stripes 19 Sep 2018

promised to faithfully represent those businesses in obtaining and fulfilling contracts with the U.S ... While applying to the Small Business Administration to be readmitted to federal contracting, the younger Osborne lied about his father’s military history — falsely claiming he was a retired Marine Corps colonel — and provided several falsified tax returns for himself and his company....

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Barbara Wolpoff and Marilee Menard: With Space Force, so much for the GOP's interest in ...

Daily Camera 19 Sep 2018

What instigated his push for this sixth branch of the military?. Lobbying by the aerospace industry for lucrative contracts including new jazzy uniforms? The Trump campaign's interest in selling themed merchandise? Supporters are already voting on suggested Space Force logos ... The Air Force gets over $11 billion for space programs and some experts say we currently spend about $25 billion annually on all military space operations....

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Police Arrest Fake Soldier for Swindling Businessman of N92m

This Day 19 Sep 2018

Rebecca Ejifoma ... Ogbonna also deceived the victim that he would give him contract to supply wines at all Army Officers’ Mess in Nigeria. The suspect also lured the victim into a supposed importation of building materials with promises to provide links of military topnotch, who will award juicy contracts to him ... Okoro said ... He said ... Some people dressed in military camouflage used to come and load drinks and they will give me cheque ... ....

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CITIZEN COLUMNIST: The double standard

SCNOW Morning News 19 Sep 2018

Winner, a contract employee working with NAS, was sentenced to more than five years in jail for stealing and sending a classified document to a news agency ... That seems inconsistent with the punishment given to Winner, but then Patraeus was a four-star general, and she was just an employee of a contract firm....

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Newcomers bring decaying Kentucky distillery back to life

Federal News Radio 19 Sep 2018

MILLVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The whiskey quit flowing decades ago from a landmark Kentucky distillery housed in a picturesque castle. Nearly a half-century of neglect reduced the one-time tourist draw to a decaying relic ... And along with bourbon and rye, they hope once again to generate tourism ... The distillery also produces bourbon and rye on contract for several corporate customers. Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending ... ....

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Dallas tech company gets 'largest potential contract win' with military

Business Journal 18 Sep 2018

A Dallas-area tech company is getting a piece of a nearly $500 million military contract – and it could be historic. AOC Program Solutions – a joint venture between Dallas’ Lone Star Analysis and a Virginia company called American Operations Corp. – has won a spot on a five-year U.S. Army contract for support services, the company said in a prepared statement. It is one of 14 small businesses selected by the military branch ... ....

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Obscure Pentagon fund nets $2 billion, sets pork senses tingling

Finger Lakes Times 18 Sep 2018

To supporters, the fund is a way to bankroll innovative systems that the military may not yet know it needs ... The program has awarded several hundred contracts, averaging about $2 million each, mostly for small businesses with technologies that were relatively mature and that could address some military need, according to a fiscal 2017 Pentagon summary of the program's results....

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