GSA Chief Scrutinized For Deal With Friend / No-Bid Contract A Mistake, She Says
Source: By Scott Higham and Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, Friday, January 19, 2007
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, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Washington Post. Administrator Lurita Alexis Doan, a former government contractor appointed by President Bush, personally signed the deal to pay a division of her friend's public relations firm $20,000 for a 24-page report promoting the GSA's use of minority- and woman-owned businesses, the documents show.