Archive: June 29, 2008 - July 5, 2008
Do You Hear Something?
If a whistle is blown and no one is around to hear it, does it really make a sound? Ok, Government Inc. is stretching a bit here. But only to make a point about the troubling story by Washington Post reporter Carrie Johnson. Here's her lead: "More than 900...
By Robert O'Harrow | July 3, 2008; 6:26 AM ET | Comments (8)
The FAR Experiment
The idea of suspending the Federal Acquisition Regulation for the TSA -- in the name of national security expedience -- was tested these last several years. And from all the evidence Government Inc. has seen, that idea was found wanting. In a big way. Here's a good piece in...
By Robert O'Harrow | July 2, 2008; 5:52 AM ET | Comments (8)
Border, Fence and Mucho Dinero
Government auditors have issued a new report about the Secure Border Initiative, the Department of Homeland Security effort to build high-tech fences between the U.S. and Mexico. The gist? Well, dear readers, it is apparently a costly mess. Costlier and messier than previously known. In a review of the SBI...
By Robert O'Harrow | June 30, 2008; 1:01 PM ET | Comments (21)
