Mystery Surrounds $1.2 Billion Army Contract to Build Huge Detention Tent Camp in Texas Desert
WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump’s administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t turn to a large government contractor or even a firm that specializes in private prisons. Instead, it handed the project on […]
Army Pulls Back Household Goods Shipments as Privatized Moving Contract Leads to Widespread Issues
The Army is pulling some household goods shipments belonging to its personnel out of the military’s new privatized system that manages moves due to “contract performance issues,” according to the service and the military command overseeing the system. A memo from the Army Personal Property Lead Element, dated Feb. 28, told transportation offices to “pull […]
VMI Board Opted Out of Extending First Black Superintendent's Contract
RICHMOND, Va. — Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins will step down in June from his post as the first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute after the school’s board voted against extending his contract Friday. In a 10-6 vote, the school’s Board of Visitors, an advisory group appointed by the governor, opted […]
Phase 2 excavation contract awarded, remediation continues at Haleakalā
Lt. Col. Phillip Wagenbach, 15th Space Surveillance Squadron commander, hosted a community forum at the University of Hawaii Maui College on April 26 to provide an update on the current status of remediation efforts at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex. The actions are in response to a lightning strike which caused an equipment malfunction at […]