Report Finds DHS Lax on Contracting Procedures
Source: By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Scott Higham, Washington Post, Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Private consultants hired by the Department of Homeland Security have found widespread problems with its contracting operation, including nearly three dozen contract files that could not be located. Files that could be found often lacked basic documentation required under federal rules, such as evidence that the department negotiated the best prices for taxpayers, according to a copy of the consultants' report obtained by The Washington Post.