HVAC contracts aren’t always as straightforward as they appear, and extra fees could be hiding in plain sight. Dragon Claws/Getty Images Few homeowners scrutinize an HVAC contract the way they would a mortgage or auto loan. After all, once you’ve settled on a contractor and a price, it can feel like the hard part is … Read more
NASA awards 3 companies lunar lander contracts to help with moon base program – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA has awarded three more companies with contracts to deliver payloads to the moon’s surface as part of its effort to build a lunar base. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the details. Source link
A whole fleet of moon landers and rovers will arrive on the lunar surface at a rapid clip over the next few years if NASA can accomplish its ambitious vision. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The agency announced Tuesday that it has awarded yet … Read more
Washington — The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting U.S. defense contracts. The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that aren’t traditionally considered to … Read more
As the legal battle over President Trump’s ballroom plays out, a new report from the watchdog group Public Citizen found that ballroom donors won new $50 billion in new government contracts. In response, the White House called the contracts “fake conflicts of interest.” Robert Weissman, the co-president of Public Citizen, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. … Read more
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Fraud crackdown ramps up Vice President Vance leads the first White House anti-fraud task force meeting, targeting massive fraud in healthcare programs. Dr. Mehmet Oz highlights egregious Medicare and Medicaid fraud in Los Angeles, with nearly 2,000 hospices. Kim Strassel discusses the $260 million withheld from Minnesota for oversight failures, emphasizing the need for states … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security, now led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, on Wednesday reversed a policy put in place by former Secretary Kristi Noem that required the secretary to approve contracts and grants worth more than $100,000. There were thousands of contracts in this range. The directive lifts the requirement across all DHS components, including … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland Security official. The development comes just days after the new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last … Read more
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off all work with the AI company. Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies this month after the Pentagon labeled it a “supply-chain risk to national security.” President Donald Trump said … Read more