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Friday, January 26, 2007
Continued Shenanigans at GSA Catches Waxman's Eye
Reports this week of continued shady behavior by the new Administrator of the General Services Administration, Lurita Doan, have recently caught the eye of the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Henry Waxman (D-CA). Waxman launched an investigation into reports that Doan had steered no bid contracts to a company owned by a friend, Edie Fraiser.
Waxman has sent letters to Doan, Fraiser, and former GSA General Counsel Alan Swendiman to request information and materials related to the award of the contract. The best part of all of this is that this contract appears to be the catalyst that started all of Doan's problems at the GSA in the first place. The Post has reported that it was shortly after the GSA's Inspector General started investigating this no-bid contract award that, Doan requested that Congress reduce the IG's funding by $10.2 million.
Hmmm...I wonder why Doan would want to cut back funding for the very same department that's investigating a sweetheart deal she made with one of her buddies. Things seem to only be getting worse for Administrator Doan.
Posted by Adam Hughes
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