Sanders Seeks Annual Contractor Fraud Report
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Presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants an annual contracting fraud notification requirement put into the National Defense Authorization Act, reports The Hill.
The hack into 4 million federal employees private records potentially reaches details of their relatives and friends, as well as financial information, reports ABC. Investigations suggest the breach occurred via a private contractor and the infiltration possibly undetected for more than a year.
Early reports out of the Paris Air Show are bullish on Lockheed’s JSF and bullish on the block buys the US prefers, reports Defense News. Aviation Week reports on the first day’s orders out of the Paris Air Show.
Somewhat awkward timing, United Technologies Corp. chooses this week to formally announce its plan to divest itself of Sikorsky, reports Defense News. Also reporting from the Paris Airshow, Aviation Week reports UTC has three strong bids on the helicopter builder.
Turns out, the granddaughter who fought for Sgt. Henry Johnson to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic service in World War I, wasn’t related. Stars and Stripes reports on the routine genealogical tracing and the shock to the woman who believed she was his granddaughter, but in the end could not receive his medal. Sgt. Johnson headlines Stars and Stripes 2015 Heroes update.
Defense.gov announces, DoD releases its first Law of War manual, full document here, more than 1,200 pages.
FedSmith provides a synopsis of the Transportation Security Administration recent difficulties and asks in this survey if you believe the TSA is meeting its mission.
