• PKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    16 hours ago

    Substack article from earlier this week on the giant grift the ASI contract is:

    A Boston software company with roughly 165 employees now holds more than $1 billion in potential federal contracts. Air Space Intelligence, known as ASI, won an FAA contract worth up to $875.9 million in June, an Army contract worth up to $99 million in September, and a $26 million Air Force order the same month.

    The Air Force deal was a sole-source purchase, meaning no other company was allowed to bid. The Pentagon’s own contract notice lists ASI as a small business…

    Just a multi-billion mom & pop.

    SMART went live on September 21 at Reagan National, Dulles and BWI. On October 13, 25 lawmakers asked the FAA to pause it until the agency shares its safety testing. The signers, all Democrats, include Reps. April McClain Delaney, Don Beyer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, plus Sen. Chris Van Hollen…

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy dismissed the concerns. Speaking on Fox News, he called Beyer’s criticism “complete stupidity.” The FAA has not paused the tool.

    Who could’ve possibly known?

    ASI’s political action committee gave to eight Republicans. Seven of them hold power over federal budgets or transportation, which is a common target for any government contractor. The eighth holds no office at all.

    Michael Alfonso, 26, is running for Congress in Wisconsin’s 7th District and has never held public office. He is married to Duffy’s daughter. The Bulwark reported that he has collected money from at least 25 transportation executives, lobbyists and corporate PACs, many with no ties to Wisconsin.

    In a functional democracy, this would be bribery.

  • Zoift [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    19 hours ago

    Hell yeah, gotta roll it out before January. Can’t wait and test this sorta thing, or they’ll never swallow an infectious dose. In there now tho, pervert controlled AI in your critical systems like a fine granuloma. Thank god.