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I don't care if the chicken or the egg came together

Submitted July 3, 2008 - 9:04 am by Miguel Contreras

On July 2, 2008, I wrote a report (letter to U.S. Senator Charles Grassley) regarding the misuse of government funds and specifically listed two big companies: CHEMONIX INTERNATIONAL and The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).

The following Washington Post incidently published two (similar) reports on July 2 and July 3, 2008.  It is my sincere hope that my Narco News story had something to do that generated the interest of the Washington Post to write their stories, even though they neglected to mention my Narco News story or simply quoting one or two lines from my story.  The little guy and girl know where to find the true and who the authentic journalists are.  Sorry guys and girls, I am just a retired career criminal investigator who happen to follow and find the origin of a rotten smell.

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A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud - Whistle-Blower Suits Languish at Justice

By Carrie Johnson - Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 2, 2008; Page A01

More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers, according to lawyers involved in the disputes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103071.html?hpid=topnews

Government Inc. - Do You Hear Something? by Robert O’Harrow Jr. – July 3, 2008

If a whistle is blown and no one is around to hear it, does it really make a sound?

Ok, Government Inc. is stretching a bit here. But only to make a point about the troubling story by Washington Post reporter Carrie Johnson. Here's her lead:

"More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers, according to lawyers involved in the disputes."

This is a serious problem, folks, one that has been festering for a long time. See our earlier posting about whistleblowing issues.

Neglect? Likely. Could it be a politically minded aversion by officials to whistleblower laws? Here's what Justice had to say to Johnson:

"In a statement, Justice spokesman Charles Miller said that career lawyers and supervisors base their determinations on merit, not on political sensitivities. 'Our decisions to intervene or decline in cases involving Iraq and the Middle East are entirely consistent with our record in [whistle-blower] cases generally.'"

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/government-inc/2008/07/do_you_hear_something.html

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

http://www.arnet.gov/far/

GAO Report

FEDERAL ACQUISITION: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel Recommendations - http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08160.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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