Archive: oversight
Report Finds Wartime Contracting Problems Widespread, Costly
Let's file this one in the "You don't say?" folder. "The Defense Department has failed to provide adequate oversight over tens of billions of dollars in contracts to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, says a new report by an independent commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending."...
By Robert O'Harrow | June 8, 2009; 02:56 PM ET | Comments (2)
Mass. Governor Warns Stimulus Oversight Will Be Costly
"When it comes to an unprecedented $800 billion stimulus package, we can have fast action to boost our economy, and it can be done well, with integrity and free from influence-peddling and corruption. "But it cannot be cheap." So says Massachusettes Gov. Deval Patrick and the state's attorney general, Martha...
By Robert O'Harrow | March 10, 2009; 12:28 PM ET | Comments (4)
Stimulus Spending Could Lead to Billions in Waste, Abuse
In case you missed it in the daily Post, you may consider the implications of this story: "The Obama administration's economic stimulus plan could end up wasting billions of dollars by attempting to spend money faster than an overburdened government acquisition system can manage and oversee it, according to documents...
By Robert O'Harrow | February 9, 2009; 11:22 AM ET | Comments (5)
