Archive: January 6, 2008 - January 12, 2008
The GSA IG and Squabbles
The Office of Inspector General at the General Services Administration has been beset by internal differences, a distraction for an operation that was already embroiled in several disputes. The disputes follow a long battle between IG Brian Miller and GSA chief Lurita Doan. In 2006, Doan chided Miller for...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 12, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (16)
Counting The Numbers
"The Census Bureau's program to develop handheld computers to collect data on Americans during the 2010 census is in "serious trouble," and the bureau should immediately develop plans to use paper forms, according to an analysis conducted by a government research firm and presented to top bureau managers in...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 11, 2008; 7:02 AM ET | Comments (4)
Corruption On the Front Lines
The U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas busted a former federal contracting official at the Corpus Christi Army Depot for taking bribes, according to a Department of Justice press release. "Jack Edward Griffin, 56, formerly a contracting officer representative at Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty to receiving bribes,...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 10, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (16)
Sky's The Limit
Talk about a big potential market. The Department of Homeland Security has struck a deal with American Airlines and BAE Systems to install infrared missile defense systems on three commercial jets, according to a story by Alice Lipowicz in WashingtonTechnology. It's not a big deal, just $29 million. But...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 9, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Air Force Procurement
In case you missed it, my colleague Dana Hedgpeth wrote a story Friday about bumps in the way of a $1.2 billion Air Force contract awarded to Boeing to maintain the service's fleet of refueling tankers. Boeing competitor Pemco Aeroplex, of Birmingham, Ala., protested the deal in September, alleging the...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 8, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
