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Contracts for recovery work raise controversy
September 15, 2005
by Kevin McCoy
USA Today
Two of the first companies that got emergency no-bid federal contracts for Hurricane Katrina recovery work have faced questions over past business practices, court and government records show. ... "This is an area where the federal government falls flat on its face." said Danielle Brian, executive director of the Proiect on Government Oversight, the watchdog group. ...Brian complained that federal contract officers have little contact with prosecutors or agencies that might be investigating firms under consideration for awards. "Right now, there isn't a place for the federal government to get a history of a Company's business background." she said. "There should be one place where they can look."
