Week 3 - Shed Light

Spot of hope that someone is watching, speaking out, and triggering accountability.

https://time.com/7221880/state-department-2025-procurement-forecast-tesla-armored-electric-vehicles-musk/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR11yS40rHeajlO7Fseh4g0JCvoDO7hNo0s7GM-mNV6bKBtWPf8ok_-Ii5A_aem_wo71mE6COSqOg9bKgWvcpg#w18o6qzuxbbyixjhfp1z4b21ixi14h1di

“The State Department was planning to buy $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” later this year, according to its 2025 procurement forecast, a document outlining projections of anticipated contracts, which was published in December. But after reports emerged on Wednesday of the potential for conflict of interest given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s prominent role in the Trump Administration, the document was updated, removing mention of Tesla and changing the line item to “Armored Electric Vehicles” instead.

“As of late Wednesday, both versions of the 2025 procurement forecast remained available on different State Department webpages. The earlier version that mentions Tesla also lists the planned procurement under NAICS Code 311999, an industry code for miscellaneous food manufacturing, while the newer version, which says it was modified at 9:12 p.m., Feb. 12, lists the revised “Armored Electric Vehicles” procurement under NAICS Code 561613 for “Armored Car Services.” No other changes were made in the document, which contains 319 other line items.”

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