White House Blocking Army's Plan To Overhaul Corrupt Contracting System

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:55 AM EDT

Article Source: The Huffington Post

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The Army's march to overhaul its tarnished contracting system has been slowed by an unlikely foe: the White House.

The Office of Management and Budget, President Bush's administrative arm, has shot down a service plan to add five active-duty generals who would oversee purchasing and monitor contractor performance.

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Killfile

Having worked inside that contracting system I can tell you there are certainly some aspects of it that are highly questionable and, from what I've been told, corrupt isn't out of line for more than a few contracts.

The system needs more transparency and overhaul. The waste alone is just astonishing.

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4 votes

#1 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:16 AM EDT

{"commentId":2036851,"authorDomain":"rascal2pt0"}

Rascal 2.0

Not only the waste in resources and money, but the lack of also ever getting anything of value done.

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5 votes

#1.1 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:35 AM EDT

{"commentId":2095675,"authorDomain":"rbrazys"}

rbrazys

I think the waste in resources from a faulty system can be viewed as grand larceny of our tax dollars. This is something no American should be quiet about.

If the White House is blocking it then the officials doing the blocking should be censured and removed from their post.

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3 votes

#1.2 - Tue Jul 1, 2008 2:34 PM EDT

{"commentId":2039485,"authorDomain":"Cassandra"}

Cassandra

Why am I not surprised to find this administration likes the corruption the way it is?

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4 votes

#2 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:48 PM EDT

{"commentId":2039539,"authorDomain":"arcanebliss"}

arcanebliss

*agreed

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5 votes

#2.1 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:51 PM EDT

{"commentId":2039689,"authorDomain":"kingmarty"}

kingmarty

This administration is almost worthy of a Tom Clancy novel.

A president and vice president who are corrupt businessmen secure their seats of power by leading the country into a war based off of faulty intel. During this time they establish a strong bond with private military contractors (without clever wording these are known as mercenaries). Do they have a hidden agenda? What will they do after they leave the office?

I wouldn't be the least bit suprised to see any of Bush's inner circle working for Blackwater, Haliburton, KBR, DynCorp, or any other group they use.

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4 votes

#3 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:01 PM EDT

{"commentId":2041002,"authorDomain":"ceosvcs"}

EEEEEman-186995

Amazing what an administration is able to accomplish is just several years?

With great power comes greater responsibility, so who really dropped the ball?

The complexities of our government needs more than oversight, the global market has required that a total review of our checks and balances be updated and revised?

Perhaps from the bad and ugly we will find the good?

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4 votes

#4 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:21 PM EDT

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kingmarty

Any time the administration comes up on any bit of trouble they invoke "executive privelage." I'm sure Bush will fill out a pardon for himself and his croonies in case they get into any sort of trouble.

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5 votes

#4.1 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:26 PM EDT

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