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Readers Write

I'm happy to say that some of you have been contributing to Government Inc. A posting concerning allegations about General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller drew heated response from several different perspectives. (The office's former legal staff filed complaints that Miller was mismanaging the office, abusing hiring rules and...

 

By Robert O'Harrow | January 23, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (44)

Fussing And Fuming

Government Inc. readers have been a busy bunch in these recent weeks, writing to fuss and fume about many of the topics covered in posts. There's no single thread here, but many of the readers are deeply dissatisfied about the government's tendency to spend a lot more money each...

 

By Robert O'Harrow | October 23, 2007; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (2)

War And Money Redux

Several readers offered tart observations about my posting, "War And Money." You will see there's some smart stuff here, particularly the suggestions that the structural problems are far more important than the instances of outright corruption among contractors and government employees. I agree that a lack of training, overwhelming workloads,...

 

By Robert O'Harrow | August 3, 2007; 05:41 AM ET | Comments (3)

Readers Write

Dear Readers, I would like to acknowledge the smart, lively, even frothy responses that Government Inc. has received from you all. It just goes to show that contrary to my early assumptions about the effort -- including that some of you would find contracting unpleasantly akin to eating raw...

 

By Robert O'Harrow | July 16, 2007; 06:15 AM ET | Comments (2)

 

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