The next time someone says to you that “whatever government does, business does better,” bring up Anham LLC, which according to a special inspector’s report found that Anham had been “egregious” in bilking the taxpayers of money.
Notably, SIGIR’s limited cost review of Anham questioned almost 40% of the costs reviewed. Particularly egregious examples of overbilling included an Anham subcontractor that charged the U.S. government:
• $900 for a control switch valued at $7.05 (a 12,666% difference)
• $80 for a small segment of drain pipe valued at $1.41 (a 5,574% difference)
• $75 for a different piece of plumbing equipment also valued at $1.41 (a 5,219% difference)
• $3,000 for a circuit breaker valued at $94.47 (a 3,076% difference)
• $4,500 for another kind of circuit breaker valued at $183.30 (a 2,355% difference)As a result, SIGIR has formally questioned all of the contract’s costs and recommended reviews of billing practices in all of Anham’s U.S. government contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, which total about $3.9 billion.
Anham did better all right… better for itself.
If they charged the company and executives with treason, I guarantee the corruption would come to a halt.
So much for the citizenry having any power at all now against “our” government:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/senate-panel-keeps-secret-patriot-act-under-wraps/
Hey Walter: who’s this fictitious “they” who are supposed to actually, oh, you know,
UPHOLD THE FUCKING LAW?! The whole system is TAKEN OVER by corporate interests/wealthy power-brokers who have gamed the system via the Supreme Court and now We the Sheeple are effectively sidelined forever.
I’d have to see the details. I remember the $700 toilet seat. Only it wasn’t a toilet seat it was a custom made toilet to be installed in 200 Lockheed P3 Orion turboprop aircraft. I have experience in custom manufactured fiberglass items, and I can tell you I would not have been able to match that cost. Check the whole story.