Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Pandemic
▻https://theintercept.com/2020/05/17/veterans-affairs-coronavirus-security-police
The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The orders were expedited under a special authorization “in response to Covid-19 outbreak.” The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves, along with law enforcement protective equipment for federal police assigned to protect Veterans Affairs facilities. The (...)
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