Admin Official Gave No-Bid Contract to Friend’s Company “The chief of the U.S. General Services Administration attempted to give a no-bid contract to a company founded and operated by a longtime friend, sidestepping federal laws and regulations.” (The Washington Post)Stevens Steered Money to Shady Nonprofit “The $450,000 of federal grant money that a grand jury charged former [Fairbanks] Mayor Jim Hayes and his wife, Chris, with misusing came from congressional earmarks provided by their longtime friend, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.” (The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=181663