September 26, 2005

Many Contracts for Storm Work Raise Questions - New York Times

Give me a break. The Times would have competitive bidding in the aftermath chaos of Katrina? This is 'cheap shot' journalism at it's worst or stupidity. A terrible piece.

"More than 80 percent of the $1.5 billion in contracts signed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency alone were awarded without bidding or with limited competition, government records show, provoking concerns among auditors and government officials about the potential for favoritism or abuse.

Already, questions have been raised about the political connections of two major contractors - the Shaw Group and Kellogg, Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton - that have been represented by the lobbyist Joe M. Allbaugh, President Bush's former campaign manager and a former leader of FEMA."

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