Pentagon Pete Busted Handing $400M to Fraud Firm
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Randy Sartin / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense has handed a contract extension worth up to $400 million to a weapons firm that has admitted to fraud against the government. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has awarded weapons maker Raytheon a no-bid contract extension worth up to $394 million — despite its admission to defrauding the military, PunchUp reported Monday. Covered by 3 outlets: 3 lean left.
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Hegseth's Pentagon hands massive no-bid deal to firm that admitted defrauding military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has awarded weapons maker Raytheon a no-bid contract extension worth up to $394 million — despite its admission to defrauding the military, PunchUp reported Monday. The two-year radar maintenance extension came a month after the Navy...
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Pentagon Pete Busted Handing $400M to Fraud Firm
Randy Sartin / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense has handed a contract extension worth up to $400 million to a weapons firm that has admitted to fraud against the government. Raytheon was awarded the massive deal just a month after...
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