Thursday, July 12, 2007

Shafting The Troops, Part ???

BobGeiger.com: Report: Defense Department's No-Bid Contracts Put "Troops In Iraq At Risk": "A study completed in late June by the Pentagon's Inspector General concludes that the Department of Defense (DoD) has risked the lives of U.S. troops in Iraq due to malfeasance in awarding and monitoring contracts for badly-needed armored vehicles.

The study, which was requested by Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York, found that since 2000 the DoD has awarded 'sole-source' contracts valued at $2.2 billion to just two companies, Force Protection, Inc.(FPI) and Armor Holdings, Inc (AHI)..."

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