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New DoD policy aims to crack down on alleged price gouging by TransDigm

Federal News Radio 20 Jun 2019

Defense procurement officials have taken a step toward cracking down on what they have called price gouging within the military spare parts market. They issued a new edict that requires DoD contracting officers to gather cost and pricing data when they enter into agreements with TransDigm Group....

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Editorial: Film, defense play starring roles in NM’s fiscal future

Albuquerque Journal 20 Jun 2019

If film is the new guard, news the same day about Albuquerque engineering firm Verus Research being awarded a $48 million defense contract was a reminder the old guard – the military industrial complex – is still alive and kicking, albeit in a new, ......

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The Captains of Industry Are Still Mostly Men — but Not in Defense

Barrons 20 Jun 2019

industrial companies with market values of more than $30 billion ... Women are running three of the five biggest companies handling major contracts for the U.S. military ... LMT) ... Those market-beating returns aren’t due to a bloated defense budget or past success in winning government contracts ... government budget sequestration slowed military spending ... ....

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Air Force general: New ideas, business collaborations needed for US to stay ahead of adversaries

Stars and Stripes 20 Jun 2019

The three-day military conference focuses on the state of the Air Force’s weapons systems and ... One barrier, Holmes said, is that private businesses want to make contract deals quickly rather than wait around for a year or more for the military to work through its processes....

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Rotational U.S. troop boost falls short of Warsaw's expectations Polish-U.S. alliance remains strong

The Am-Pol Eagle 20 Jun 2019

military base in Poland and was disappointed to hear that the extra troops would still be rotated ... Warsaw’s non-military purchases include contracts for American liquid natural gas (LNG) and possible cooperation in the atomic-energy field to lessen Poland’s dependence on Russian energy sources....

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Family says Dallas courthouse shooter wanted to die

News & Record 20 Jun 2019

Brian Clyde's mother, Nubia Brede Solis, said her son had been in a mental institution before he was discharged from the Army ... Clyde's period of service was shorter than a typical Army contract, suggesting he left the military earlier than planned ... ....

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Berkeley, a Look Back: 1919 magazine lists Cal’s WWI casualties

East Bay Times 20 Jun 2019

Argo, died of disease while on military duty, and 96 male students died, along with one of 36 ... Those who died of disease may well have contracted the flu, which ran rampant in military and civilian populations near the war’s end and immediately afterward ... military branch)....

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The Latest: Family says Dallas court shooter wanted to die

Hastings Tribune 20 Jun 2019

DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a federal courthouse in Dallas (all times local).. 3.15 p.m ... Federal agents shot Clyde Monday after he opened fire while dressed in a black mask and heavy vest ... ———. 11.20 a.m ... Army ... Clyde's period of service was shorter than a typical Army contract, suggesting he left the military earlier than planned ... ....

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Protesters gather at Alphabet meeting

Arkansas Online 20 Jun 2019

Topics include diversity, ethics around product launches, housing affordability and working conditions for temporary and contract staff ... That's created some headaches for the tech giant ... The company also stepped back from one military contract and stopped forcing employees to sign away their right to bring claims against it in court....

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Ed Willes: Playing NHL draft's 'what if?' game usually drives Canucks' fans crazy

Canada Dot Com 20 Jun 2019

First a history lesson ... There were, however, complicating factors. The young winger still had a year left on his contract with Kladno, his club team, and reportedly owed Czechoslovakia two years of military service ... But Quinn was unwilling to buy out Jagr’s military service ... 5 where the Pens wrote the cheque for the Czech ... ewilles@postmedia.com ... ....

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Google was grilled about China and other hot-button topics during its investor meeting

Business Insider 20 Jun 2019

Several employees of Google-parent company Alphabet joined other shareholders and addressed senior management at the meeting, seeking reforms and commitments ... The company has also faced criticism over plans to create a censored search engine for people in China, and for a contract, now abandoned, to provide its AI technology to the US military ... ....

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Contractor charged with taking kickbacks on Army projects

Journal Review 19 Jun 2019

(AP) — Federal prosecutors say a construction company executive was paid at least $436,000 in kickbacks in a scheme involving multimillion-dollar contracts at two military bases in Georgia ... Corporate Crime Crime Army Armed Forces Military Legal Affairs Fraud And False Statements....

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Feds alleging major kickback scheme at Fort Benning, Fort Gordon

Atlanta Journal 19 Jun 2019

A federal grand jury has indicted a Tennessee business executive in an alleged kickback scheme involving a pair of multimillion-dollar construction contracts at two Georgia military posts, Fort Benning and Fort Gordon ... This is not the first time the Georgia military installations have been at the center of major fraud investigations....