A Pattern of Contract Oversight Problems at the State Department?

A new Inspector General (IG) audit has recommended that the Department of State (DoS) seek a $132 million rebate from a contractor for a host of construction deficiencies at the American embassy in Baghdad. The contractor, First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting, received $470 million in no-bid contracts for construction of the embassy (referred to in the report as NEC Baghdad). Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 27, 2009

It is a thorough report on serious problems of inadequate oversight of government contracts.

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