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Mack Brown and his assistant coaches get bonuses for UNC's bowl bid

News & Record 14 Dec 2019

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina coach Mack Brown made $75,000 in bonus money for being invited to the Military Bowl, according to the terms of his contract. Brown’s contract ... Brown’s contract lasts through January 2024 ... 27 in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md....

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Amazon Says It Lost £7.5 Billion US Military Contract Because Trump Wanted to 'Screw' Jeff Bezos

Gizmodo 13 Dec 2019

Amazon thinks it lost a military cloud computing contract worth $10 billion (£7.5 billion) to rival Microsoft because American president Donald Trump wanted to personally “screw” CEO Jeff Bezos, court documents show....

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Amazon Says It Lost �7.5 Billion US Military Contract Because Trump Wanted to 'Screw' Jeff Bezos

Gizmodo 13 Dec 2019

We really do live in the dumbest timeline ... ....

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The Science of Lethality

CounterPunch 13 Dec 2019

In the process of contracting R&D abroad not only are ideas ... Most US universities (and even some junior colleges) receive military contracts or grants; one of the best funded is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which has had contracts in each of the last ten years....

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Overnight Defense: Watchdog to audit company's border wall contract | Pentagon to step up vetting ...

The Hill 13 Dec 2019

"The company had never been awarded a construction contract before and their wall prototype was late and over budget," Thompson said in a statement ... Tommy Fisher, the head of the company, said there would be "nothing to find" when looking at the contract, according to The Associated Press ... US military tests previously banned ballistic missile....

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Navistar being sued for $1.3B in fraudulent charges for armored vehicles

Mississippi Business Journal 13 Dec 2019

The MRAPs as they’re commonly called were built via several contracts from 2007-2012 ... In 2007, International Military and Government, a subsidiary of Navistar, won contracts worth more than $2.7 billion to build almost 4,500 MaxxPro MRAPs. The biggest deal – a $1.1 billion contract to build 1,500 MaxxPro MRAPs for the U.S....

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Mack Brown and his assistant coaches get bonuses for UNC’s bowl bid

Myrtle Beach Online 13 Dec 2019

... according to the terms of his contract....

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James Mattis: Afghanistan papers not 'revelatory'

The Hill 13 Dec 2019

Watchdog to audit company's border wall contract ... Amazon to challenge Pentagon cloud contract decision in court . Lawmakers under pressure to pass benefits fix for military families MORE said Friday he did not consider a bombshell report on the Afghanistan war released this week to be particularly "revelatory," while defending U.S....

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Millions in military aid at center of impeachment hasn't reached Ukraine

Finger Lakes Times 13 Dec 2019

About $15 million has since been contracted out, leaving $20.2 million remaining in U.S ... military services and contracted out "will be implemented as quickly as possible in accordance with contracting procedures and applicable law," echoing earlier statements from October and November....

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Millions in military aid at center of impeachment hasn’t reached Ukraine

The Bryan Eagle 13 Dec 2019

About $15 million has since been contracted out, leaving $20.2 million remaining in U.S ... military services and contracted out “will be implemented as quickly as possible in accordance with contracting procedures and applicable law,” echoing earlier statements from October and November....

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IDF officers object to decision to cut security coordinators ties

The Jerusalem Post 13 Dec 2019

IDF officers voiced strong objection on Friday, following bureaucratic changes within the military and a new contract agreement with security coordinators for local councils, according to a Channel 12 report ... Some security coordinators have not received a salary in two months ... "I returned the vehicle. I want my salary," Yifrach said ... ". ....

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Overnight Defense: Mattis downplays Afghanistan papers | 'We probably weren't that good at' nation building ...

The Hill 13 Dec 2019

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Local volleyball players shine in the class room

The Facts 13 Dec 2019

“I been thinking about it for a couple of years and just realized that there were some good opportunities in it for me if I could qualify for them, which I did,” Nicholas said of opting for military service. “In seven years I will be finishing my last year of my contract with the Army and I will be an intelligence translator during my time there.”....