A federal grand jury in East St. Louis, Illinois, has returned an indictment charging three area men with conspiring to steal and sell sensitive equipment and other property belonging to the United States military. Brandon Schulte, 43, of Jefferson City, Missouri, Jody (“Joe”) Stambaugh, 50, of Nashville, Illinois, and Gary Stambaugh, 77, of Fayetteville, Illinois, […]
The statement echoed a briefing sent to lawmakers in January. In the briefing, the Pentagon warned that Amazon s legal action against the government and Microsoft jeopardized the project.
The Pentagon’s problem relates to count number four of Amazon s litigation, which alleges improper influence at the highest levels of Government. The cloud giant says this unfairly affected the outcome of the bidding process. It alleges that former President Trump influenced the DoD to avoid giving the contract to Amazon.
The briefing document outlined two scenarios. In the first scenario, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) would rule to dismiss count four of the AWS complaint. This wouldn t end the litigation, as AWS has three other counts to consider, but it would likely limit that litigation to around five months. The Pentagon would suspend JEDI until that litigation process was complete.
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US troops to withdraw from Somalia
10 December 2020
by Jeremy Binnie
US President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to “reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021”, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed on 4 December.
A Danab soldier during a patrol in July 2019. (US Navy)
“The remaining forces will be repositioned from Somalia into neighbouring countries in order to allow cross-border operations by both US and partner forces to maintain pressure against violent extremist organisations operating in Somalia,” it said.
It added that the United States is not disengaging from Africa and remains committed to supporting local partners and maintaining its “strategic advantage in great power competition”.