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...original dispute over the missile project dates back to a decade ago when the military contractor TRW Inc. was developing software which would enable interceptor missiles to differentiate real warheads from decoy ones...
Ghoshroy claims that the GAO also falsely reported that officials met with the contractor in late 1997 and that the contractors told the government of all of the system’s failures. Ghoshroy claims that such a meeting never took place...
...favorite example is, did you see the chart [3/20/06] on page six of the Washington Post about what it costs to do 10 cents worth of roofing in New Orleans? It's a chart that says the U.S. government pays $1.75 to the contractor who hires a subcontractor, who hires a sub-subcontractor, who pays a person 10 cents. So you're currently paying $1.75 in your taxes to get 10 cents of roofing...
...problems fixed? The contractor that scores the tests is working on technical solutions. Critics carp that the system still has no real safeguards, but the College Board says hand scoring is an adequate control. It is requested by someone from nearly every sitting, giving ample opportunity to catch glitches...
...wonder that the GAO uncovered similar problems only two years ago. The same congressional watchdogs found over 27,000 defense contractors doing business with the Pentagon that owed $3 billion in back taxes. Since that report in 2004, the Pentagon and other federal agencies have increased the amount of back taxes recovered from contractors by over 600%, according to Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, chairman of the Investigations Subcommittee. A GSA spokesman says his agency "takes the issue of unpaid contractor taxes very seriously and all federal contractors should be held to high standards." He said GSA is working...