Archive: October 19, 2008 - October 25, 2008
Whistle-Muting?
Office of Special Counsel chief Scott Bloch has resigned after much turmoil, following months of pressure to give up his post as the government's putative advocate and investigator of whistle blower complaints. Bloch bailed out under pressure from the White House five months after the FBI raided his house...
By Robert O'Harrow | October 24, 2008; 12:31 PM ET | Comments (4)
Tardy Bennies -- Some Numbers
In July, House investigators reported that five years after Congress decided that veterans with disabilities ought to be given retroactive pay some 60,000 veterans had still not been told whether they were eligible for the pay. The reason cited: Contractor Lockheed Martin had decided to do the calculations by...
By Robert O'Harrow | October 23, 2008; 2:51 PM ET | Comments (0)
Treasury Contracts Continued
Treasury is turning to two veteran auditors to help adminster the $700 billion buyout. The contracts with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young are not giant, at least not initially. $191,469.27 and $492,006.95, respectively, according to the department's announcement. But they're surely considered pretty darned important. One can only assume...
By Robert O'Harrow | October 21, 2008; 3:25 PM ET | Comments (2)
