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2021-04-15 Government Corruption

$22 billion US Army headset contract going to Microsoft....now for the rest of the story

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-04-15 06:20|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Original story (less Paul Pelosi piece) posted here a few days ago. A $22 billon dollar 'headset' contract? You knew something wasn't quite right.

Could we also have a 'deep dive' into Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) contracts ?

Posted by Besoeker 2021-04-15 06:49|| 2021-04-15 06:49|| Front Page Top

#2 File under "Sleazy but legal"? IIRC, Congress exempted themselves from insider trading laws.

Posted by Mercutio 2021-04-15 08:13|| 2021-04-15 08:13|| Front Page Top

#3 But there are no more mean tweets! So it is really all worth it!

Posted by Tom 2021-04-15 08:55|| 2021-04-15 08:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Original story ... posted here a few days ago.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-15 13:23|| 2021-04-15 13:23|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess it's a simple matter of choice. On the one hand you have hours of scanning, support/resistance, volume and news catalysts. On the other you could be married to San Fran Nan. Back to those screens!, boys.

Posted by Cesare 2021-04-15 14:39|| 2021-04-15 14:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah, that's actually not insider trading. An 11% rise is nothing really.

An inside trade would be one where the stock goes up 40, 50, 100% in a day or two based on the release of dramatic news that radically changes the market's i.e. everyone else's expectations for the company. That didn't happen with $MSFT. They sign billion-dollar transactions every week of every year.

Posted by Grampaw Cloting3831 2021-04-15 14:53|| 2021-04-15 14:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Which also begs the question, was that contract awarded based on merit or base on personal profit?
And if on profit - how many solders will die due to failing second-rate headsets?

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-04-15 14:59|| 2021-04-15 14:59|| Front Page Top

#8 how many solders will die due to failing second-rate headsets?

Well, they will be made in china.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-15 15:33|| 2021-04-15 15:33|| Front Page Top

#9 So it's not just tuna anymore...

Posted by Glenmore 2021-04-15 16:10|| 2021-04-15 16:10|| Front Page Top

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