Obama gets it right on New Orleans
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
It's the incompetence, Stupid!
FEMA spokesman James McIntyre said the agency was working to fix its mistakes by awarding contracts for future disasters through competitive bidding. Paulison has said he welcomes additional oversight but cautioned against
Christmas Presents for Big Firms, Lumps of Coal for New Orleans
In one case, FEMA provided free apartments to 10 people in Plano, Texas, The propriety of four no-bid contracts together worth $400 million to Shaw Group were among six that also won new contracts after open bidding in August.
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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.
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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
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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
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
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,
What is the Corps playing at?
Out of all the contracts the Corps could have issued, this one should have been the The Corps has issued a no-bid "set aside" contract to RES Contractors (full which has received numerous Corps and FEMA contracts since Katrina,
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