An important report on no bid contracts in the DHS. The story does a good job of explaining how the pay-outs to Booze Allen ballooned.

Well-chronicled horror story: is Booz Allen the new Halliburton?

The myth of "the cream rises to the top" in the business world exposed, revealing the true cult of Bully Knows Best. Working taxpayers struggling every month to pay bills while at Private Secret Government Corporation nepotism reigns and rewards delivered are not necessarily connected to performance or accountability. Where has all the money gone.

A well written story and a caution about contracting out government functions...however! O'Harrow barely touches the antiquated procurment rules, govt employees who have no incentive to monitor contractors and demand payment, and the fact that Congress mandated yet another program/agency merger/fill in the blank...with no thought for how it would be implemented or paid for or who would be responsible. Those facts would add too much for deadline, but they are the real meat! Perhaps O'Harrow will have a part 2 in this story...I for one hope so.