Procurement Spending on the Rise
And Circle B Enterprises vaulted onto the list on the strength of a $287.5 million FEMA contract for temporary housing for hurricane victims. Carnival Corp. garnered $236 million in contracts, funneled through the Navy, for providing
SHIPS
New Orleans, LA, 03-2-06 -- Lineman Craig Chauppette cast off the Carnival Cruise Ship Ecstasy so she can leave port after completing her FEMA Contract to house and feed disaster victims. The safe, immediate housing afforded by the
Carnival of Education - 85th Edition
Welcome to the 85th edition of the Carnival of Education. For a little levity check out the “Musical Accord” contract at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. Get it Right where there’sa photo of a FEMA-supplied housing unit for teachers.
by: BLOGGINGBITCH!
~Fema is way too bloated and does nothing that the DHS can’t do ~Carnival cruise line contract after Katrina ~Able Danger ~Ken Lay ~Harken Energy ~FEMA giving cash to Cities, States and businesses that weren’t affected.
“Jeb!” Gets A Letter
Brown provide the first confirmation of your involvement in the award of this contract and the first details of your contacts with Carnival and FEMA. constituent service” in the aftermath of Katrina:. According to Waxman, Bush forwarded
Senator Waxman Accuses Carnival Cruise Lines of Profiteering by
Far from offering its services reluctantly, Carnival Cruise Lines sought Bush responded that he would forward the proposal to then-FEMA Director Michael Brown. has accused Carnival of profiteering, in part because the contracts
VRWC on Texas vs. Louisiana response
Is FEMA overpaying Carnival Cruise Lines' Is FEMA overpaying Carnival Cruise Lines' September 28th, 2005 Tags: fema Read full post (0) » FEMA has a contract with Carnival Cruise Lines to use
Tom Benson – Will he keep the New Orleans Saints in the City
He did however include a clause in the contract whereby he could move the Saints The Saints 2005 home resembled a sideshow carnival – four games in San claiming the facility, which had been commandeered by FEMA as a base of
More Bad News Regarding Katrina and the Gulf Coast
Contract Mismanagement Is Widespread. Hurricane Katrina contracts have been and discuss the FEMA trailer fiasco, the Carnival Cruise debacle, Shaw Group's lobbyist, Joe Allbaugh, is a former FEMA director and a friend of
But we knew this! FEMA scorecard for July 2006
FEMA spent $431 million on 11000 trailer homes that were never used, Carnival Cruise Lines got a six-month, $236 million contract to house evacuees on three of on 13 reconstruction contracts, including $100 million to Bechtel.

The BRAD BLOG : Carnival Cruise Gouges FEMA: No-Bid Contract
The Washington Post is reporting that a no-bid contract awarded to Carnival Cruise lines is the first FEMA contract to garner wide scrutiny.
Shipping, shipbuilding, offshore news
is continuing to raise concerns about FEMA's $236 million contract with Carnival covering the chartering of three cruise ships for six months to house
Taxpayers for CommonSense: Katrina Contracts-Carnival Cruise Lines
Following the awarding of the FEMA contract, Congressional investigators began investigating Carnival's tax status, and Carnival appealed to Treasury
FEMA blasted for no-bid contracts
While the General Accounting Office and inspectors general for FEMA and other agencies Carnival defended its contract, according to the Post account,
Think Progress » Contract Is No Carnival For Taxpayers
FEMA’s solution? House evacuees on three Carnival cruise ships (the Ecstacy, the Holiday, and the Sensation) in a $236 million contract criticized by
FOXNews.com - Senators Ask Feds to Explain Katrina Cruise Contract
"Even if the Carnival contract were a good one — and it almost certainly is not — it is inexplicable why FEMA would fail to implement the Greek governments
FEMA made hasty $236 million deal with cruise line during Katrina
FEMA made hasty $236 million deal with cruise line during Katrina crisis 3 ships To Carnival executives, the contract will ensure only that the company
Carnival Cruise Lines Cashes in with FEMA - TalkLeft: The Politics
In FEMA's haste to play catch-up and provide housing in New Orleans, The problem with the deal with Carnival was a $236M no-bid contract that
Cruise News Daily Newsfile - Was the FEMA Deal Good For Anyone?
First, it might be helpful to look at how Carnival was awarded the FEMA contract. FEMA issued a list of their requirements, and, according to the Washington
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society
Through no-bid contract, FEMA has leased three Carnival Cruise ships to provide 10000 beds for Katrina relief. The deal's cost has put both FEMA and carnival+contract+fema: carnival+contract+fema