Archive: October 14, 2007 - October 20, 2007
'Abnormally High' Profits
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and contractor Northrop Grumman got hit hard by Pentagon's Inspector General's Office, which recommended canceling a services contract that gives Northrop "abnormally high profit rates," according to a Bloomberg news story. The contract is worth up to $375 million. Northrop has already received $63 million...
By Robert O'Harrow | October 19, 2007; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (20)
From The Senate Floor
Sen. Charles Grassley has made a special place for himself over the years as an eagle eye on the lookout for fraud, waste and abuse. By his own description, he considers his duty to watch out for taxpayers a "sacred responsibility." In that spirit, he took the floor of...
By Robert O'Harrow | October 17, 2007; 7:03 PM ET | Comments (4)
Inherently Governmental
A little contrition is warranted here. Government Inc. went quiet for a few days. I landed an opportunity to visit the Blackwater Worldwide headquarters in Moyock, N.C. with founder Erik Prince. Sorting out what I saw there and what it meant took most of my waking hours last week....
By Robert O'Harrow | October 17, 2007; 7:46 AM ET | Comments (7)
