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NYTIMES (Michael Levenson) - She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.

Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - FIFA President says organization will not sell stakes in World Cup to private equity investors

Infantino said he plans to bring the sport back together in the coming days "with the objective to continue growing football everywhere, particularly in those countries that mostly need our support.”

NPR (Rafael Nam) - FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup

FIFA has a complex plan to sell chunks of its commercial rights to the World Cup to minority investors, including a firm run by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner.

HUFFPOST - Donald Trump's World Cup Intervention Sparks Fresh FIFA Ethics Threat

The president’s intervention and the subsequent decision by FIFA’s disciplinary committee to put Folarin Balogun’s ban on hold drew widespread criticism.

THEFEDERALIST (Richard D. Kocur) - How SpaceX Became The Dutch East India Company Of The Space Age

Free markets permit ambitious people like Elon Musk to bet on a better future and sort the winners from the losers.

AF (Pentagon News) - DAF selects partner for commercialized on-base lodging

A commercial partner has been identified that will allow the DAF to transition its on-base lodging capability across the U.S. and its territories.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - NCAA expands March Madness field, says change allowing alcohol sponsorships helped with expansion

The 76-team brackets will fit eight more games into the front half of the first week of each tournament, for a total of 12 involving 24 teams.

NYTIMES (Cade Metz and Mike Isaac) - Elon Musk Wanted OpenAI to Go Commercial, Greg Brockman Testifies

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, testified in a trial pitting Mr. Musk against his company that the world’s richest man was eager to change how it operated as a nonprofit.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Louisiana unveils nuclear framework, announces $45M grant

Tied to the announcement is a $45 million federal funding renewal for the Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, a research-and-commercialization effort led by Louisiana State University.