Boeing's defense and space chief is out, as company tries to fix troubled contracts
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing Co on Friday replaced the head of its defense and space business, which has been plagued by loss-making government contracts and embarrassing setbacks over its Starliner space capsule. Theodore “Ted” Colbert III has been removed from his role as president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, effective immediately, […]
Harris campaign silent on House bill banning contracts with ‘Chinese military company’ amid Walz ties
Seventy-nine Democrats voted against a bill that would effectively ban Chinese military companies from doing federal business in the United States, but Gov. Tim Walz's campaign did not state a position on the bill due to concerns about Gov. Tim Walz's ties to a research lab that does business with one of the companies targeted […]
Two Adams allies being eyed by feds for potentially influencing city contracts, taking kickbacks
The federal government is monitoring two top aides to Mayor Eric Adams for allegedly influencing city contracts and accepting bribes, according to information obtained by The Washington Post, a damning new lead in a wide-ranging investigation into corruption and patronage, law enforcement sources said. Federal authorities are investigating whether Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil […]
TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts | Zero-hours contracts
Chancellor Keir Starmer has been warned against succumbing to pressure to weaken the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts after new evidence showed they are causing financial harm to millions of people in precarious work. The bosses told the Prime Minister,Actual damage“If the government's proposals for the biggest reform of workers' rights in a generation are […]
Smartmatic Head Charged with Bribing Election Officials to Get Contracts in Philippines
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday indicted Roger Piñate, founder and president of voting-machine maker Smartmatic, on charges of participating in a bribery and money laundering scheme connected to the 2016 Philippine elections. In addition to Piñate, a federal grand jury in Florida indicted two other “executives of voting […]
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis Orders Halt to Contracts with News Censorship Groups Like NewsGuard
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has ordered the state’s Department of Financial Services to stop contracting with entities involved in news censorship and blacklisting activities, including media censorship agency NewsGuard. “Florida rejects censorship! Today I banned @FLDFS from working with censorship and blacklisting groups like NewsGuard. These groups issue ‘credibility ratings’ to news sources […]
Trump assassination attempt: FBI contracts Israeli firm to help with gunman’s encryption, source says
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Labour tries to attract clean energy contracts with record £1.5bn for auction | Wind power
A Labour government will increase the size of the summer grant auction by 50% to £1.5 billion, providing record amounts of funding to clean energy developers. The additional amount, compared with previously announced figures, means the total budget is seven times the amount obtained in last year’s tender, according to the government. The move is […]
Milwaukee businessman blames Trump for lack of RNC event contracts — but won’t say he hates GOP
WATERTOWN, Wis. — Some Milwaukee venue owners are Report on Wednesday They were saying they weren’t getting the bookings they had hoped for ahead of next month’s Republican National Convention, but it turns out they’re not really fans of the GOP or its presumptive nominee. Gary Witt, president and CEO of the Pabst Theatre Group, […]
Black Lives Matter leaders doled out lucrative contracts to family and friends, new documents reveal
New documents reveal that leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation doled out lucrative contracts to family and friends. The Black Lives Matter organization received $80 million following the George Floyd riots in 2020. But that figure plummeted to less than $29 million by the end of fiscal year 2023. Tax Forms reveal. […]