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Headlines – July 30, 2021
News Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US- The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Delphinus Engineering Inc.,* Eddystone, Penn. (N64498-21-D-4044); Q.E.D. Systems Inc.,* Virginia Beach, Va. (N64498-21-D-4045); Epsilon System Solutions Inc.,* Portsmouth, Va....
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Headlines – August 2, 2021
News U.S. military warns China is building more nuclear missile silos- The underground missile silo field in the Xinjiang region is the second one reported this summer. Philippines retains pact...
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Contract Briefs
U.S Army Pfizer Inc., N.Y., N.Y., was awarded a $3,500,000,001 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the purpose of international donation. Bids...
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Headlines – August 4, 2021
News Taliban commander who led attack on Afghan city was released from prison last year, officials say- U.S. pressed Kabul government to free thousands of Taliban fighters in bid to encourage peace...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. (N00024-21-D-4443); Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.,* Portsmouth, Va. (N00024-21-D-4444); and Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, Calif., formerly...
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Headlines – August 6, 2021
News Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say- The Taliban have stepped up their campaign to defeat the U.S.-backed government as foreign forces complete...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Air Force Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, Calif., has been awarded a $338,071,466 firm fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and time-and-material contract for Lots 17-21 production,...
View ArticleDefense Department making COVID vaccinations mandatory
Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccination beginning in mid-September under new guidelines outlined in a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Aug. 9....
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Air Force Global Hawk UAV crashes in North Dakota
A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk crashed at approximately 7 a.m., Central Standard Time, Aug. 6 in a rural field near Gilby, N.D. The aircraft was from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and...
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Headlines – August 9, 2021
News Propaganda war intensifies in Afghanistan as the Taliban gain ground- The effort to fend off panic and minimize losses has taken on outsize importance following the seizure of five provincial...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Army Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., (W15P7T-21-D-0001); and General Dynamics Mission Systems, Dedham, Mass., (W15P7T-21-D-0002), will compete for each order of the $744,220,874 hybrid...
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Headlines – August 11, 2021
News U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected- The Biden administration is preparing for Afghanistan’s capital to fall far sooner than feared only weeks ago, as a...
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Contract Briefs
Defense Logistics Agency Boston Scientific Corp., Marlborough, Mass., has been awarded a maximum $265,230,300 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity...
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Pandemic forces cancellation of 2021 LA Air Show
Air show enthusiasts who were looking forward to seeing the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in the skies over the Antelope Valley are going to be disappointed. A notice posted on the LA Air Show website...
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Headlines – August 13, 2021
News Taliban fighters capture Kandahar, Herat and Lashkar Gah in sweeping territorial gains- The Taliban overran three key cities in Afghanistan on Aug. 13, inching its government closer to collapse in...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy 381 Constructors, Omaha, Neb., is awarded a $1,731,477,644 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a multi-mission dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine. The contract is...
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Headlines – August 16, 2021
News Afghan government collapses as Taliban sweeps in, U.S. sends more troops to aid chaotic withdrawal- Taliban fighters took control of Kabul on Sunday, delivering the militant Islamist group the...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Army Walsh-Turner JV II, Chicago, Ill., was awarded an $840,130,340 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a new Veterans Affairs medical center. Bids were solicited via the internet with two...
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DOD cancels 2021 Warrior Games for second year due to COVID-19
For the second year in a row, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the DOD Warrior Games. The Games, originally scheduled to occur at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt...
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