Archive: May 4, 2008 - May 10, 2008
Very Special Forces
Military outsourcing has reached another milestone of sorts, according to a story by Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus that deserved much better play. Here's what it said, in case you missed it over the weekend: "U.S. commanders in Iraq are for the first time seeking private contractors to form...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 8, 2008; 5:56 AM ET | Comments (13)
On The Feds' Radar
A Pennsylvania contractor has acknowledged overcharging the government for millions worth of components for radar systems. A USAToday story said that Herley Industries "gave federal auditors false information and withheld data about the cost of making some electronic components used in E-2C Hawkeye aircraft radar. They said the company...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 7, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
It Lives
My colleague Mike Rosenwald has an intriguing piece today about a biotech company called Emergent BioSolutions and its controversial former arch-rival VaxGen. "The effort to protect the country from another anthrax attack will take an unexpected turn today when Rockville firm Emergent BioSolutions plans to announce that it has bought...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 6, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
