Monday, September 19, 2005
FEMA does it again.
USA Today has an article on the selfless companies given no-bid contracts by FEMA, so far, for Katrina cleanup.
Two of the first companies that got emergency no-bid federal contracts for Hurricane Katrina recovery work have faced questions over past business practices, court and government records show.Assuming the legal actions weren't among those at the convention center, we should be braced for a lot more of these disclosures with TurdBlossom in charge of Katrina relief.
A division of Fluor, a California firm awarded a housing contract worth up to $100 million, has paid millions of dollars to settle federal government lawsuits — including one that accused it of overbilling for 1989 hurricane cleanup work.
The Shaw Group, a Louisiana firm that won housing and engineering contracts worth up to $200 million, has disclosed that it is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm is also a defendant in federal securities class-action cases.
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FEMA spokesman Widomski said his agency had been unaware of both the SEC matter and the securities class-action lawsuits involving the Shaw Group.
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