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Headlines – July 11, 2021
News As U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria face increasing attacks, fissures form between Iran and militias it backs- The attacks come as tension is on the rise between U.S. troops and Iran-backed fighters as...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Air Force Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Md., has been awarded a $530,000,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-type contract for research and development services in...
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Headlines – July 14, 2021
News Russia warns U.S. against deploying troops in Central Asia near Afghanistan- The warning comes as the U.S. military said last week that 90 percent of the withdrawal of U.S. troops and equipment...
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On This Date
July 17, 1962: The number three X-15 was airdropped from a NB-52A Stratofortress over Delamar Dry Lake, Nev., with Maj. Robert M. “Bob” White in the cockpit. This was the 62nd flight of the program,...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, La. (N62470-21-D-0018); CDM, a Joint Venture, Fairfax, Va. (N62470-21-D-0019); ECC Contingency Constructors LLC, Va. Beach, Va. (N62470-21-D-0020);...
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Headlines – July 16, 2021
News Biden says no plans to send troops to Haiti ‘at this moment’- President Biden on July 15 said sending U.S. troops to Haiti is not on the table for now as the island nation grapples with the...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Marlborough, Mass., was awarded a $67,723,503 cost-plus fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-5501 for AN/SPY-6(V) integration and...
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Headlines – July 19, 2021
News Biden says no plans to send troops to Haiti ‘at this moment’- President Biden on July 15 said sending U.S. troops to Haiti is not on the table for now as the island nation grapples with the...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Baltimore, Md., is awarded a $231,400,000 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-5310 to definitize the initial...
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Who is Wally Funk?
Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, and Goodwill Ambassador. She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first...
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Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
Jeff Bezos blasted into space July 20 on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was...
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Headlines – July 21, 2021
News U.S. conducts first airstrike in Somalia under Biden administration- U.S. forces on July 20 conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabab fighters in Somalia, the first such strike under President...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Air Force Parsons Government Services Inc., Pasadena, Calif., has been awarded a ceiling $953,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces...
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Headlines – July 23, 2021
News U.S. launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces this week- These are the first known U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan since Gen. Scott Miller, who had been the top U.S. commander in the...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Army Pfizer, N.Y., N.Y., was awarded a $1,351,936,500 modification (P00008) to contract W15QKN-21-C-0012 for the production of vaccine BNT162b2. Bids were solicited via the internet with one...
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Headlines – July 26, 2021
News Another drone attack on an Iraqi base housing U.S troops, no injuries or damage- The attack took place at the Bashur base at 1:23 a.m. local time July 23, a spokesman said. U.S. general won’t...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Army Sentar Inc.,* Huntsville, Ala. (W900KK-21-D-0017); Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Orlando, Fla. (W900KK-21-D-0006); Scientific Research Corp., Atlanta, Ga. (W900KK-21-D-0007);...
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Headlines – July 28, 2021
News U.S. stepping up airstrikes this week to support Afghan forces- The U.S. military this week has launched additional airstrikes in support of Afghan government forces in their fight against the...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy CASS Professional Services Corp., Temecula, Calif (N0042121D0033); and Omega Aerial Refueling Services, Alexandria, Va. (N0042121D0034), are each awarded a firm-fixed-price, cost...
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Russia blames software failure for space station malfunction
A Russian space official on July 30 blamed a software problem on a newly docked science lab that briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position. The space station lost control of its...
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