Archive: March 9, 2008 - March 15, 2008
Loophole and Money
Nothing like a Washington Mystery (No, not the identity of Eliot Spitzer's ephemeral companion, Kristen. She was identified yesterday). I'm talking about the identity of the government insider who altered a Justice Department proposal last year requiring U.S. contractors abroad to report waste, fraud or abuse they encounter while...
By Robert O'Harrow | March 14, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Government Accountability: The Saga Continues
Okay, dear readers, it's no secret that Government Inc. thinks the Government Accountability Office plays an important role in, well, accountability. But today's raft of reports even surprises us, and not just because of the volume. Here below are a few selections that I think are worth reading: For starters,...
By Robert O'Harrow | March 12, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (6)
How Future?
The Government Accountability Office minced no words in expressing its alarm about the Army's Future Combat Systems project. Five years and many hundreds of millions of dollars into the project, and there's still no way to say "if or when the information network that is at the heart of...
By Robert O'Harrow | March 11, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
