Thursday, May 24, 2007
Heaven protect us!
Because the Bushoviks, sure as hell, won't. In another example of their guiding principle that nothing is so important that it can not be turned into a profit center for their friends, we find the Navy indulging in deliberate waste, fraud and circumvention of the rules designed to prevent such from happening.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service embarked on a plan to shield U.S. ships around the world with rings of floating, rubberized barriers.All this and more led to this strange situation, "Eventually, NCIS investigated its own contract." And in an example of deeply the Bushoviks have worked into DC culture, the NCIS blamed the GSA for the problem.
The investigative service is responsible for security and probing criminal wrongdoing, including fraud in Navy contracts. But auditors concluded that NCIS hired companies that did little or no significant work on the boat barriers yet collected millions of dollars in fees.
Invoices, e-mails and audit documents obtained by The Washington Post also show that the General Services Administration, the agency that awards and oversees federal contracts, allowed the Navy to sidestep federal procurement rules designed to ensure competition and protect taxpayers from abuse and fraud.
"Millions of taxpayer dollars went out the window, given to companies who did nothing in return," said Eugene L. Waszily, a former deputy GSA inspector general who reviewed spending under the boat-barrier contract. "This was particularly disturbing because it was a national security project."
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