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After Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), relying on emergency authority, issued four no-bid contracts related to temporary housing to Shaw Group, Inc., Bechtel Corporation, CH2M Hill Construction Inc. and
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FEMA spokesman James McIntyre said the agency was working to fix its mistakes by The propriety of four no-bid contracts together worth $400 million to Shaw Group The joint venture received four Katrina contracts worth up to $100
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In one case, FEMA provided free apartments to 10 people in Plano, Texas, half of the government's contracts valued at $500000 or greater are no-bid. The propriety of four no-bid contracts together worth $400 million to Shaw
Katrina Fraud Likely to Balloon Past $1B
FEMA spokesman James McIntyre said the agency was working to fix its mistakes The propriety of four no-bid contracts together worth $400 million to Shaw The propriety of 36 trailer contract awards designated for small and local
Katrina No-bid contracts
The propriety of four no-bid contracts together worth $400 million to Shaw Group Instead, FEMA rebid only a portion and then extended their contracts once, The propriety of 36 trailer contract awards designated for small and
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She mentions that FEMA was created by Carter, and even though the latest side they actually got the contract, as no-bid contracts are inherently unfair. Democrats also plan to make hay of no-bid trailer contract awards that have
CH2M Hill defends no-bid FEMA contract
Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman James McIntyre said FEMA was working to fix its mistakes by awarding the situation," said CH2M Hill spokesman John Corsi, defending the company's no-bid contract to install and maintain
CH2M Hill defends no-bid FEMA contract
Already at $1 billion, the tally for Hurricane Katrina waste will balloon next year as investigators shift their attention from fraudulent aid to the lucrative government contracts awarded with little competition to companies including
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Lucrative no-bid contracts awarded to conglomerates with intimate ties to the highest levels of government. Payouts for work done poorly, incompletely or not at all. Overcharging for food, fuel, etc. Sounds like Medicare or FEMA.
Katrina waste could top $2 billion
Value of contracts: $250 million, on top of previous no-bid work of up to $950 million. — Contributions: Roughly $290000 since 2000, evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. — Also: Former FEMA director Joe Allbaugh,

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CH2M Hill defends no-bid FEMA contract. STORY TOOLS. Email this story | Print. By ociated Press December 27, 2006. WASHINGTON Already at $1 billion,
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"It sure looks with hindsight that FEMA would have been in a much better position if it had had a lot of contrac in place that had been bid that were
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The Washington Post is reporting that a no-bid contract awarded to Carnival Cruise lines is the first FEMA contract to garner wide scru.
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"Given your strong statemen in opposition to no-bid contrac, we were greatly troubled to learn that FEMA is continuing to extend these contrac to the
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FEMA initially contacted URG without a competitive bid system, but ended up awarding URG a competitively bid contract for $369.7 million.
FEMA blasted for no-bid contrac
FEMA blasted for no-bid contrac By Michael Randall Times Herald-Record mrandall@th-record.com Days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast
No-Bid Contract to Replace Schools After Katrina Is Faulted New
Provided by a politically connected Alaskan-owned business under a $40 million no-bid contract, the clrooms cost FEMA nearly $90000 each,
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The four no-bid contrac for temporary trailers became prime examples of the in the Gulf Coast under a FEMA contract to rebuild public infrastructure.
FEMA Awarded Carnival Cruises A $236M No Bid Contract Even Though
FEMA Awarded Carnival Cruises A $236M No Bid Contract Even Though Company Doubled Room Prices… Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman | Posted September 27,
Press Briefing by FEMA Director David Paulison
It took FEMA 30 years to get in this shape and it's not something you're going to fix in a Q Have you looked at diminishing the use of no-bid contrac? bid+contract+fema: bid+contract+fema