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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
Katrina Fraud Likely to Balloon Past $1B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tally for Hurricane Katrina waste could top $2 billion next year because half of the lucrative government contracts valued at $500000 or greater for cleanup work are being awarded without little competition.
Katrina waste could top $2 billion
Do you think that FEMA was incompetent, unethical or both and why? the lucrative government contracts valued at $500000 or greater for cleanup work are Four of the largest Katrina contracts currently under review by the Homeland
New Orleans
Over 80000 families in Louisiana are living in FEMA trailers. Ashbritt of Florida was awarded a contract over $500 million to clean up debris in Circle B Enterprises was awarded $287 million in contracts by FEMA to build
Local Volunteer Speaks on Katrina Cleanup Volunteers Came Through
The Red Cross and FEMA weren’t there.” Brown said that even the major TV networks Virtually all the early cleanup and aid work was done by volunteers, Roofing contractors came down hoping for a lot of contracts and couldn’t get
Katrina No-bid contracts
the lucrative government contracts valued at $500000 or greater for cleanup work Instead, FEMA rebid only a portion and then extended their contracts once, The propriety of 36 trailer contract awards designated for small and
USA: Cheney’s Halliburton to profit from Katrina
Halliburton’s KBR to do Katrina cleanup And although it falls under a contract already in place, it’s nonetheless disturbing that Joe Allbaugh was director of FEMA during the first two years of the Bush administration.”
Fraud, Katrina contracts could waste $2B
the lucrative government contracts valued at $500000 or greater for cleanup work FEMA spokesman James McIntyre said the agency was working to fix its Instead, FEMA rebid only a portion and then extended their contracts once,
Katrina Relief or "Goldmine"?
“The GAO cited incidents in which FEMA gave $17 million in housing assistance to “The GAO also said that 42 out of 145 laptops bought to help with FEMA Mr. Lawless, a state contract worker, announced to one man he helped apply
GREED AND SCANDAL RULE GULF COAST RECOVERY EFFORTS
It was also the case that the government, most notably FEMA under the recovery program and oversee its indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity FEMA contract. local businesses to clean up debris"were demobilized by the hurricane.

FEMA to rebid contracts for Katrina relief, clean-up | Chron.com
FEMA to rebid contracts for Katrina relief, clean-up Re-examination of no-bid deals will help local workers get jobs, agency says. By MICHAEL HEDGES
Halliburton hired for storm cleanup
FEMA privatized hurricane disaster recovery planning for New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana. The firms that received the contract are big GOP
Many Contracts for Storm Work Raise Questions
While several federal agencies have approved contracts, FEMA and the Army Corps of official in Orlando, Fla., with experience in hurricane cleanup.
Uncompetitive bidding for Katrina cleanup gets new, harsh scrutiny
Uncompetitive bidding for Katrina cleanup gets new, harsh scrutiny Instead, FEMA rebid only a portion and then extended their contracts once,
Profiting from Katrina - The Center for Public Integrity
Gulf Firms Losing Cleanup Contracts. Another Washington Post article reports that the company with the biggest FEMA relief contract so far,
Profiting from Katrina - The Center for Public Integrity
Gulf Firms Losing Cleanup Contracts. As questions on Katrina-related contracts continue to arise, FEMA is also under fire for failing to disclose how it
Chapter 5 (Steps 6-10) - Contracts: Disaster Plan
Contingency contracts: The State of California and FEMA prohibit use of the the contract can be used as the vehicle to provide emergency cleanup work,
Many Contracts for Storm Work Raise Questions - New York Times
More than 80 percent of the $1.5 billion in contracts signed by FEMA were awarded cited by regulators for safety violations at a weapons plant cleanup.
Capital Eye - Ties that Bind
Shaw Environmental has a $100 million contract with the Army Corps of Engineers and another $100 million agreement with FEMA that will be reopened to
Three FEMA Contractors Arrested for Looting - TalkLeft: The
PPJ-More no bid Haliburton graft: $500mil NOLA cleanup contract. link. Re: Three FEMA Contractors Arrested for Looting (none / 0) (#12) cleanup+contract+fema: cleanup+contract+fema