Wednesday, October 06, 2021

CANDID CONVERSATIONS + A TRUE VOICE FOR CHANGE: Insights on politics, leadership, entrepreneurship, social justice

Just in time in the middle of so much locally here in Arizona and the City of Mesa. According to the press release, the evening is designed around worldwide and national events, as well as questions from the audience and community, . . this conversation with Stacey Abrams will entertain, inform and empower.

Her Mesa stop is part of a speaker tour presented by Tobin Entertainment.

A Conversation with Stacey Abrams

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New Project Requires Private Sector Providers To Set Up Operational Infrastructure For Troop Deployment In High-Threat Situations

Rheinmetall New Strategic Partner of the Bundeswehr for Deployed Operations Support

New Line of Business Launched

The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a framework contract as part of its “Deployed Operations Support” project. The agreement was concluded in August 2021 with the Federal Office for Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Bundeswehr Services (BAIUDBw).

Germany’s armed forces will be able to count on a reliable partner to set up, operate and, when necessary, dismantle operational infrastructure.

Rheinmetall is one of three companies selected by the Bundeswehr to serve as a strategic partner for deployed operations support. The contract went into effect upon signature and has an initial duration of four years, with a triple option for a one-year extension. During this period, Rheinmetall is obligated to provide services when called upon by the Bundeswehr.

The selection of partners for providing deployed operations took place within the framework of the “German Armed Forces Contractor Augmentation Programme (G-CAP)”. Initiated by BAIUDBw, this project requires private sector service providers to supply troop support services during deployed operations. In adopting this policy, the Bundeswehr joined a global trend: many other armed forces rely on service providers to perform such tasks. Experts estimate that global sales for these services are worth around €350 billion annually.

Rheinmetall is positioning itself to address this growing international market. The Düsseldorf-based Group has set up a company for this purpose, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, which will consolidate and develop resources and capabilities necessary for operational support of this kind and seek to provide services on a long-term basis. This new business area will operate in close collaboration with Rheinmetall Canada, whose special technological know-how is set to expand internationally.

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In addition to the G-CAP framework agreement, Rheinmetall Project Solutions recently won a service contract for round-the-clock monitoring of a forward operating base using a tethered surveillance aerostat.

As Dr Deniz Akitürk, managing director of Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH puts it, “We are pleased by this success and proud of having been picked by the Bundeswehr as a partner for infrastructure during deployed operations. We can assure our customers that the name Rheinmetall will stand for maximum reliability, performance and flexibility in this new field of business.”

G-CAP is primarily intended to relieve the troops and let private industry set up the operational infrastructure, thus enabling the Bundeswehr to conserve resources and focus on its core mission in high-threat situations. Deployed operations support is a core capability, ranging from the establishment of forward operating bases to the creation of permanent operational infrastructure.

This includes, for example, accommodation, water supply, power generation, rations and mess halls, waste disposal and laundry services.

Source: Rheinmetall AG
Date: Sep 21, 2021

What COVID-19 means for the US death rate

Understanding the pandemic through excess deaths

Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses historical trends and patterns to calculate an expected number of deaths in the United States. Experts later compare this projected number to the actual number of people who passed away. If the number was higher than expected, these are called “excess deaths.” COVID-19 caused thousands of excess deaths in 2020, and the Delta variant has the potential to do the same in 2021.

Deaths in the US increased by 30% in 2020, with 572,000 more Americans dying than projected. Coronavirus was the leading cause of death in spring and winter 2020, overtaking the usual top causes of cancer and heart disease.
COVID-19 deaths decreased by summer 2021 to the point where they did not impact the US death rate. However, the CDC has not released the complete cause of death data for August and September, meaning excess deaths from the Delta variant cannot yet be determined.

See the numbers for the first half of 2021 here.

Where do refugees resettle?

With Afghans seeking resettlement in the US after the American military withdrawal and Haitian migrants coming to the border in Del Rio, Texas, the issue of resettling refugees has been in the news lately. But immigration, refugees, and asylum seekers have been hot topics for several decades and presidential administrations. Here's what the numbers say.

Between 2010 and 2021, the top five states for accepting refugees were Texas and California (each accepting more than 50,000 refugees total), New York, Michigan, and Arizona.
Despite these being the top five states for refugee resettlement, others took in large shares of refugees over the past 11 years. Ohio was in the top five states for resettlement in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Kentucky was in the top five for 2019 and 2021.
African countries have sent the most refugees to the US in the last four fiscal years. Seventy-seven percent came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Learn more, including how the government determines resettlement locations, at USAFacts.

The poverty rate increased in 2020

The US poverty rate rose in 2020 while Americans lost health insurance and income. These changes were more acute for some Americans than others, depending on race and location. USAFacts has more on how this breaks down, including:

By the end of 2020, there were 3.3 million more people in poverty than the year before — the first poverty rate increase in six years.
Nationwide, 37.2 million people lived in poverty.

Poverty increased most for Hispanic households compared to other races and ethnicities, growing by almost 2 percentage points to 17%.
Median household income decreased 2.9% last year, from $69,560 in 2019 to $67,521. Regionally, median household incomes dropped by 3.2% in the Midwest and 2.3% in the South and West.

See more about the current poverty rate in this report.

One last fact

Last Thursday, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government at current levels through December. The House and Senate must still raise the federal debt limit by October 18 or risk the US defaulting on its spending obligations. Learn more about what that means here.