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*Katrina Clean-Up Contracts Questioned A series of exemptions to competitive bidding and other procurement requirements adopted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Army Corps of Engineers has effectively turned the
New Orleans
Federal state and local governments are teaming up with corporations and developers Ashbritt of Florida was awarded a contract over $500 million to clean up Circle B Enterprises was awarded $287 million in contracts by FEMA to
Re: Michelle Malkin : The bipartisan Katrina boondoggle
She mentions that FEMA was created by Carter, and even though the latest It sucks billions more cleaning those disasters up when prevention fails. to FEMA by far, collecting nearly $120 million from no-bid federal contracts?
So we got a little rain today
I got up on one of the pedestrian bridges to take a couple of pictures. The city is begging FEMA for more funds to finish cleaning out those lines. under the same contract as that at station 1, taking 1100 cfs out of circulation
Katrina spending target of audit
The Shaw contract, for home inspections and environmental mitigation, had a contract with the city that was amended to include storm-drain cleaning and Quiett noted that FEMA has approved at least some invoices for all of the
Local Volunteer Speaks on Katrina Cleanup Volunteers Came Through
For Jim Brown, his two stints as a volunteer in the effort to clean up New The Red Cross and FEMA weren’t there.” Brown said that even the major TV Roofing contractors came down hoping for a lot of contracts and couldn’t get
Katrina Relief or "Goldmine"?
“One Louisiana Department of Labor clerk, Wayne P. Lawless, has been charged with issuing about 80 fraudulent disaster unemployment benefit cards in exchange for bribes of up to $300 per application. Mr. Lawless, a state contract worker
UPDATES FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE
Elected officials of a country going through a well-publicized shake up (let's Cynthia Littlefield, who worked for FEMA, also lobbied for the Jesuits! The unusual step, revealed in a recent Giuliani company contract obtained by
New Orleans
Fluor, whose work in Iraq was slowing down, is one of the big winners of FEMA work and its stock is up 65 percent since it started Katrina work. How did a company that did not own a truck get a contract for debris removal worth
LA Assistance
Must be registered with FEMA Must live in one of 11 parishes free legal advice and contract review services at 1415 Franklin Avenue and North Robertson. To find a licensed mold clean-up contractor call 1-866-310-7879 or visit

Crony Contractors Clean Up On Katrina By Charlie Cray
Crony Contractors Clean Up On Katrina. By Charlie Cray 07 October, 2005 Providence Journal. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has given out
Choice America Network Online :: Katrina Clean-Up Contracts Questioned
Katrina Clean-Up Contracts Questioned While several federal agencies have approved contracts, FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers, by design,
USATODAY.com - No-bid storm contracts prompt warnings
For temporary roof repairs, FEMA went to All American Poly Corp., was lined up on a contingency basis in 2002 to clear roads and clean up property.
Arlington firm cleans up with $5B energy dept. contract
Bechtel National, an environmental clean-up company, recently won a $5 billion FEMA contract [Baltimore]; Bechtel unit wins FEMA contract worth up to
The Shaw Group, Inc.
Shaw Begins Work under Contract with FEMA for Hurricane Katrina Recovery and The contract is valued up to $100 million, with provisions for cost-plus,
Online NewsHour: Private Contractors Play Large Role in Gulf Coast
GARY HELDRETH: I have a contract with FEMA. Yes, I do. JEFFREY KAYE: Cleaning up and rebuilding from the devastation will be an historic challenge.
FEMA: Americorps Sends Teams To Aid In Tornado Debris Clean-Up
The work is a FEMA contract mission. The United Methodist Church and Golden The clean-up assignment is for three weeks. These teams are coming from
Firms with Bush-Cheney Ties Clinching Katrina Deals
Shaw said on Thursday it has received a $100 million emergency FEMA contract for housing management and construction. Shaw also clinched a $100 million
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After the levees broke, Shaw, which had not been a FEMA contractor during the Clinton years, received two separate $100 million federal clean-up contracts
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Debris removal firm cleaning up after Katrina in Mississippi is under scrutiny After Hurricane Georges in 1998, FEMA refused to reimburse the county for clean+contract+fema+up: clean+contract+fema+up