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DCNS is a French industrial group specialised in naval defence and energy

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Travis Mack explains what truly sets Saalex apart. AI-first. Automation everywhere. Security embedded into every system. Agility and efficiency the big primes can’t match. This is how Saalex delivers for the federal customer.

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Lockheed Martin Executive Fondly Recalls Humble Beginning Dealing Arms Out Of Back Of Chrysler LeBaron

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Postal Service Wrapping Up Testing of New Mail Truck Prototypes

Postal Service Wrapping Up Testing of New Mail Truck Prototypes

The U.S. Postal Service said it expects to wrap up mail truck prototype testing for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program in the coming months and then will seek bids for an estimated $6.3 billion contract to produce the new mail truck.

“Most likely early 2019,” said Kim Frum, a spokesperson for the federal agency, recently.

The Postal Service is testing 50 prototypes from five companies…

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Tennessee News: GREENEVILLE, Former CEO of Defense Contractor, Wellco Enterprises, Inc., Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for “Made In The USA” Marketing and Contract Fraud

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Tennessee News: GREENEVILLE, Former CEO of Defense Contractor, Wellco Enterprises, Inc., Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for “Made In The USA” Marketing and Contract Fraud

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On August 6, 2018, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellco Enterprises, Inc. (Wellco), and Tactical Holdings Operations, Inc. (Tactical Holdings), Vincent Lee Ferguson, 66, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, to serve 41 months in federal prison for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy.

Wellco’s former Senior Vice President of Sales, Matthew Lee Ferguson, 41, of Geneva, Illinois, and former Director of Marketing and Communications, Kerry Joseph Ferguson, 36, of Houston, Texas, were previously sentenced in June 2018 to each serve six months in federal prison for the same crime. There is no parole in the federal system.

Wellco was a leading manufacturer and supplier of military footwear to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and to civilian customers for over 70 years.  From 2006 through 2012, DoD alone paid in excess of $138 million to Wellco for the supply of combat boots. From December 2008 through August 2012, CEO Vincent Lee Ferguson conspired with his executive team to import military-style boots that were made in China into the U.S. and then deceptively market and sell those boots to DoD, government contractors, and the general public as “Made in the USA” and as compliant with the Berry Amendment and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). The company sold over $8.1 million in fraudulent boots.

To conceal the fraud, the conspirators required the Chinese manufacturing facility to include “USA” on labels of boot uppers. After two shipments of these deceptively marked boots were seized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, the conspirators ordered the Chinese facility to stitch tear-away “Made in China” labels in Wellco boot uppers. After importation, the conspirators instructed Wellco factory workers in Morristown, Tennessee, to tear out the “Made in China” tags prior to shipping the boots to government and commercial purchasers.

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office will prosecute aggressively, dishonest companies and individuals who take advantage of the United States, and potentially put our military men and women in danger, by fraudulently selling them counterfeit equipment which does not meet the standards set by the Berry Amendment and the TAA,” said U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey.

John F. Khin, Special Agent in Charge, Southeast Field Office, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) said, “While the United States continues to combat enemies foreign and domestic, corrupt individuals attempt to take advantage of our service members and exploit our Defense Department’s supply chain. DCIS investigations relentlessly pursue allegations of fraud, waste and abuse. This sentencing is one of countless examples of the impact DCIS and its law enforcement partners have to aggressively investigate these crimes and prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law.”

“Ensuring the authenticity of the products within the military’s supply chain is of paramount importance to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer, who oversees HSI’s operations in Tennessee. “Falsely selling our military millions of dollars of combat boots by saying they were ‘Made in the USA’ when they are actually Chinese-knockoffs not only defrauds the government, but it also defrauds the American soldier. Our soldiers rely on their equipment from their guns to their boots to protect this country and counterfeit products could fail at a moment when they need them the most.”

“The General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to aggressively investigate contractors who fraudulently circumvent the federal procurement process,” said Special Agent in Charge, Floyd Martinez.

This case was investigated by HSI, DCIS, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, GSA Office of Inspector General, and Defense Contract Audit Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David L. Gunn and Timothy Harker represented the United States in court proceedings.

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SOURCE: news provided by JUSTICE.GOV on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

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LONDON | Defense contractor Raytheon reaffirms its commitment to UK

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LONDON | Defense contractor Raytheon reaffirms its commitment to UK

LONDON — U.S.-based defense contractor Raytheon says it remains committed to Britain amid the political turmoil surrounding the country’s departure from the European Union.

John Harris, chief executive of Raytheon’s international unit, told The Associated Press that the company, whose U.K. roots go back 100 years, sees opportunities for growth even as Britain’s negotiations with the bloc drag on. Several other major firms, including Airbus and Jaguar Land Rover, have warned that the lack of certainty over Brexit could force them to leave, taking tens of thousands of jobs with them.

Harris says “we don’t see any material negative impact with Brexit.”

He says Raytheon, which employs more than 1,600 people in Britain, sees its presence as a “long play. We don’t see it as an instantaneous short look.”

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By Associated Press

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Isn’t it strange how this shooter Stephen Paddock was an employee of Lockheed Martin who is the world’s largest defense contractor? I have heard they treat their employees very badly often subjecting them to very intense lie detector tests, etc. they keep their thumb on the pulse of their employee’s lives. So far 2 mass shootings have come from ex employees of this place. Just saying...sleeper cell. This man had no previous history of violence or mental illness, he was subjected to various background checks etc, just in the process of getting all of those guns. So this happens, just out of the blue? He wakes up one day and decides to do this? No history of training concerning heavy artillery whatsoever? It makes sense. Think about it. My heart goes out to all of the victims and all of those injured. I am proud of all of the heroes I have read about saving lives concerning this horrific act, America is proud of you.