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• Veterans Roundup: Private Jets and N95’s, Ex-TR Captain’s Next Act, Global Pandemic, and More

  How Profit and Incompetence Delayed N95 Masks While People Died at the VAProPublica, J. David McSwane (@davidmcswane) The coronavirus pandemic created a perfect storm for “untested” contractors to take advantage of exceptional demand for, and scarcity of, everything from … more

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  DoD Contracts: Intuitive Surgical, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, Perspecta Labs, CAE USA, AT&T Government Solutions, Week of 5-4-20 to 5-8-20

  5/4 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Point Blank Enterprises Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $81,265,600 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for body armor.  This was a competitive acquisition with five offers receiv… more

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  Cyber Security Roundup: A State of Emergency, Fancy Bear Hunt in Germany, Coordinated Inauthenticity, Mining Monero, and More

  Our cyber security roundup is brought to you each week by our friends at The CyberWire. The CyberWire Podcasts are their daily view on what’s happening in cyberspace. Each day’s podcast has a quick news summary as well as commentary from industry experts and The CyberWi… more

• Veterans Roundup: Myths Persist Around Service, The Marines Still Struggle to Integrate Women, COVID Pandemic Continues, and More

  Studies tackle who joins the military and why, but their findings aren’t what many assume Military Times, Meghann Myers (@meghann_mt) Over the long years of the Global War on Terror there have been a number of studies discussing the motivations of those who join the serv… more

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  DoD Contracts: Marinette Marine, General Electric, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Week of 4-27-20 to 5-1-20

  4/27 ARMY H&L Contracting LLC, Bay Shore, New York, was awarded a $113,747,342 firm-fixed-price contract for reduction of storm damages from coastal erosion and flooding through storm protective reinforced dune, beach berm and dune construction. Bids were solicited… more