Contractors, DOD spar over buying American

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Some United States defense contractors are fighting the Pentagon's attempt at buying military components from foreign sources. The Pentagon has a history of opposing the nation's "Buy American" laws on the grounds that these regulations increase costs and restrict choices.

Government regulation (cont), Government expenditures, Government regulation, Administration of General Economic Programs, Public affairs, Legal/Government Regulation, Defense Procurement, Buy-American Regulations, Laws, regulations and rules, Political activity, Economic policy, Defense industry, Military procurement, United States. Department of Defense, Defence industry, Defence buying, Buy national policy

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CIA's armed Predator: Friendly-fire risk?

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The author examines the possible problem of CIA and U.S. Air Force armed Predator unmanned aerial vehicles being responsible for a number of friendly-fire casualties in the Iraq war.

Dept of the Air Force, United States. Air Force, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, Friendly fire casualties (Military science), Friendly fire (Military science), Drone aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Iraq War, 2003-

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Point Blank Body Armor passes test, Army says

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The author examines the on-going investigations into allegations of poor quality contract involving Point Blank Body Armor's production of body armor for the U.S. Army.

Contracts & orders received, Product quality, Dept of the Army, Contracts & orders let, Quality Control Management, Company legal issue, Cases, Investigations, Quality management, Quality control, Design and construction, Safety equipment and supplies industry, Safety equipment industry, Contract agreement, United States. Army, Body armor, Point Blank Body Armor L.P.

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