by Tig Tillinghast | Apr 12, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Legal, Lobbying, USA
Howard City,not Lobbyville Defense firms spent $277 million lobbying the federal government over the past five and a half years, according to Washington Technology. In 2003, the most recent year with complete figures, firms spent $44 million on lobbying. Northrop...
by Tig Tillinghast | Apr 12, 2005 | Budgets, Legal, Northrop-Grumman, People, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, USA
The DoD’s watchdog office will examine additional contracts handled by the Air Force procurement official Darleen Druyun – who was convicted of violating conflict-of-interest laws – in addition to the controversial Boeing contract that spawned the...
by Tig Tillinghast | Apr 12, 2005 | Budgets, Domestic Security, USA
Utah watershed,defense priorityThe Washington Post notes that the current military spending bill is – by far – the most attractive hidey hole for congressmen seeking to conceal various pork projects. Notwithstanding the arguments about whether or not...
by Tig Tillinghast | Apr 12, 2005 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Legal, Logistics, Scandals & Investigations, USA
An audit of Halliburton’s charges to the U.S. government in relation to its work in Iraq revealed many more disputed charges than were first suspected, according to portions of a DoD report released on Monday. The Financial Times reports that the suspected...
by Tig Tillinghast | Apr 12, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Scandals & Investigations
P-3 Orion Dow Jones reports that Lockheed Martin and L-3 Communications are now in a dust-up about whether or not L-3 inappropriately passed on proprietary data to a South Korean company as part of its efforts to help upgrade P-3 Orion aircraft. Lockheed sued L-3 in...
