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 doing work for the government. As my colleague Josh White wrote in the Washington Post, "they intended it to apply to all of the $350 billion in government contracts each year."
"But in a twist that has evolved into a Capitol Hill mystery, the proposed rule that the White House's Office of Management and Budget published late last year includes language that would exempt from such reporting all U.S. contractors who do work overseas. There have been more than $100 billion in such contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past five years."
The change has riled some lawmakers, who are asking who knew what and when. Government Inc. has heard some rumblings too. You will learn more as we do. All tips about who might be responsible are welcome. Please free to include telling e-mails or memos.
By Robert O'Harrow |
March 14, 2008; 7:00 AM ET
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Posted by: Wade Jackson | March 21, 2008 11:16 AM
why would you urge contractors to report fraud or waste are you out of your mind .You might ass well take the rooster out of the hen house .You need a group of people that do not work for contractors or the fed gov but a group that can not be corupted good luck .
Posted by: mike | March 28, 2008 3:28 PM
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re: Loophole and Money
Based soley on my brief education of Capitol Hill power brokers, via the media and current events, I believe your man is the most powerful man seldom heard of; Office of the Vice President, Chief of Staff - David S. Addington. Good luck with that.