Government Contractors

Healthcare

Obama administration awards another noncompetitive contract for healthcare.gov

Richard Pollock -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Only the Defense Department, which has awarded nine contracts totaling $1,231,606, has spent more than State on Facebook contracts, according to USASpending.gov. (AP File)

State Department’s Facebook spending highlights lack of transparency in contracting data

Michal Conger -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

The federal government awards billions of dollars in contracts each year to companies that routinely violate safety, health and wage regulations, according to a report released Wednesday that calls for stricter measures to hold federal contractors accountable. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Study: Labor violations don’t stop government contracts

Washington Examiner -

December 12, 2013 5:00 am

News

AP Exclusive: Rough ride for US-Russia copter deal

Richard Lardner -

December 7, 2013 9:10 pm

An AmeriCorps volunteer hands out Red Cross informational flyers on how to return to flooded homes, in Vicksburg, Miss., in May 2011. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Crime

AmeriCorps parent agency dawdled while nonprofits bilked feds

Luke Rosiak -

December 6, 2013 5:00 am

Krentz Johnson/Reuters - Defense contractor Leonard Francis, right, shown in this courtroom sketch with his attorney Patrick Swan, Judge David Bartick and prosecutor Robert Huie, left, during his appearance in federal court in San Diego on Nov. 21.

National Security

Navy fraud case prosecutors: Contractor got more work despite poor performance

Washington Examiner -

December 5, 2013 5:00 am

The Mentor-ProtÃ©gÃ© Program seeks to encourage small businesses to be prime contractors or subcontractors -- or

Energy and Environment

Energy Department lets the incorrect small businesses into a program, audit finds

Kelly Cohen -

December 2, 2013 5:00 am

A nonprofit watchdog has filed a Freedom of Information Act suit to force General Services Administration officials to release federal contract documents that are supposed to be publicly available.

Sunlight Foundation sues GSA for federal contract docs

Michal Conger -

November 20, 2013 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

The golden age in the imperial city: How big government makes the Beltway area rich

Timothy P. Carney -

November 20, 2013 5:00 am

A letter sent to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel questions the Army's refusal to debar an Afghan contractor with ties to terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

News

Afghan contractor with insurgent ties given contracts, access to US facilities

Michal Conger -

November 13, 2013 5:00 am

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Tag: Government Contractors

Obama administration awards another noncompetitive contract for healthcare.gov

State Department’s Facebook spending highlights lack of transparency in contracting data

Study: Labor violations don’t stop government contracts

AP Exclusive: Rough ride for US-Russia copter deal

AmeriCorps parent agency dawdled while nonprofits bilked feds

Navy fraud case prosecutors: Contractor got more work despite poor performance

Energy Department lets the incorrect small businesses into a program, audit finds

Sunlight Foundation sues GSA for federal contract docs

The golden age in the imperial city: How big government makes the Beltway area rich

Afghan contractor with insurgent ties given contracts, access to US facilities

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