Archive: November 25, 2007 - December 1, 2007
Limited Competition
A new survey by the Defense Department's inspector general's office found that Pentagon buyers rarely sought out competition when granting task awards for work. That's according to a piece by Matthew Weigelt in Washington Technology and one by Elizabeth Newell in Government Executive "Competition was limited, and DOD did...
By Robert O'Harrow | November 30, 2007; 10:55 AM ET | Comments (0)
Pork, Pork, Pork
To the winners go the riches -- and the earmarks. That's essentially the conclusion of a nicely executed story by Robert Brodsky of Government Executive Magaine. In an analysis of the 2008 Defense Appropriations bill, Brodsky found that "the 20 biggest federal contractors received at least 80 earmarks worth...
By Robert O'Harrow | November 29, 2007; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (21)
Doan, the White House and Wikipedia
It has been several months since Government Inc. last checked in on General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan and the U.S. special counsel's recommendation that she be removed from office for allegedly violating the Hatch Act. Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch urged President Bush on June 8 to discipline...
By Robert O'Harrow | November 28, 2007; 2:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Nukes, Detectors and Questions
Sen. Charles Schumer has asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to consider cancelling $1.2 billion worth of contracts with three companies for a new kind of radiation detection machine for use on the nation's borders. Schumer made his requset in a letter last week, following a story in...
By Robert O'Harrow | November 26, 2007; 3:15 PM ET | Comments (2)
