AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker) - Did the Blue Angels Get a Good Deal?
US Navy By Julius Sanks The Navy has “suddenly” dropped a long-time vendor, The Sewing Box, for the Blue Angels’ distinctive uniforms, ending a 43-year relationship.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Chicago mayor orders companies to disclose leadership diversity and law enforcement ties for city contracts
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new executive order will force companies seeking Chicago city contracts to reveal details about their leadership’s diversity and ties to law enforcement, a move critics say targets lawful businesses while sidestepping the city’s real challenges. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order that dramatically expands disclosure requirements for any […] The post Chicago mayor orders companies to disclose leadership diversity and law enforcement ties for city contracts appeared first on American Almanac .
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new executive order will force companies seeking Chicago city contracts to reveal details about their leadership’s diversity and ties to law enforcement, a move critics say targets lawful businesses while sidestepping the city’s real challenges. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order that dramatically expands disclosure requirements for any company hoping to win city business. Announced at a press conference held at Arise Chicago, a nonprofit focused on immigrant rights, the order aims to expose details about corporate leadership, past discrimination claims, and even connections to law enforcement agencies like ICE. Johnson’s move comes amid pressure from progressive activists…Open
AF (Paul Shirk) - Tinker and the Primes brings Air Force, industry together to sustain 'arsenal of freedom'
The conference addressed defense industrial base challenges and fleet sustainment, highlighting multiyear contracting initiatives, forward depot-level repair capabilities, and aggressive local workforce training to maintain combat airpower readiness.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘Kids have been going to court ALONE’: Inside plan to choose who defends migrant kids in court
The Trump administration is hand-picking who defends unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation, including awarding a multimillion dollar contract to a group led by a former senior ICE official. "They hope it will be a rubber stamp on these deportations,” says Lindsay Toczylowski of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center. Many of these children are "abused, neglected or trafficked," adds Bridget Cambria, co-founder of Aldea-the People’s Justice Center. She warns that stripping them of lawyers they trust amounts to "compounded trauma."
AI:The Trump administration is moving to seize control over the legal representation of unaccompanied migrant children by hand-picking defense attorneys and awarding multimillion-dollar contracts to entities led by former ICE officials. Critics and advocates argue this maneuver is a calculated attempt to create a "rubber stamp" for mass deportations, effectively replacing independent legal counsel with government-aligned interests. By centralizing control over who defends these minors in court, the administration aims to streamline removal processes, a move that opponents claim strips vulnerable children of trusted representation and facilitates rapid removals.Open
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.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction
President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling and allow the White House ballroom construction to continue, citing national security reasons. Also, there's new scrutiny over the Trump administration’s willingness to hand out no-bid contracts for government projects.
AMERICANTHINKER - Abolish the District of Columbia’s Clown Courts
Clarice F By Clarice Feldman The impetus for the absurd White House ballroom decision is the desire to hamstring the President in all things large or small.
DAILYCALLER (Alexander Pease) - Top Government Watchdog Says DOGE Savings Data Full Of Errors, Claims Of Contract Cuts That Never Happened
Failed to follow its own standards
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - HHS and law firm at odds over alleged unfulfilled services for migrant kids
The federal agency overseeing care for 1,800 migrant minors who arrived at the border unaccompanied by an adult alleges that a law firm contracted to represent those kids is, in many cases, forcing thousands of them to appear in court without legal representation. More: https://tinyurl.com/32mjpdhv #migrants #immigration #HHS
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Missouri attorney general sues Kansas City over race-based contracting program
Missouri's Republican attorney general filed a federal lawsuit alleging Kansas City's minority business contracting program discriminates against white people and men, and the city's Democratic mayor fired back, calling it a "political stunt." Attorney General Catherine Hanaway brought the suit this week on behalf of a Kansas City salvage company and its owner, claiming the […] The post Missouri attorney general sues Kansas City over race-based contracting program appeared first on American Almanac .
Missouri's Republican attorney general filed a federal lawsuit alleging Kansas City's minority business contracting program discriminates against white people and men, and the city's Democratic mayor fired back, calling it a "political stunt." Attorney General Catherine Hanaway brought the suit this week on behalf of a Kansas City salvage company and its owner, claiming the city's Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise program violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The program, which has existed in some form for more than three decades, sets goals for how much contracting money flows to businesses owned by minorities and women. Hanaway wants a federal judge to permanently bar the city from considering race…Open