Three Companies, Millions in Contracts

A Washington Post examination of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts shows that despite HUD staffers' concerns, three companies won hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts under HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who resigned last month amid a criminal probe.

SOURCE: Staff research | The Washington Post - May 18, 2008

This Story HUD Repeatedly Dismissed Staff Concerns About Contracts Article \| The small Texas property-management company had no experience overseeing hundreds of defaulted homes across the country. It did have two former Reagan administration officials at the helm and warm relations with senior Republican appointees at the federal housing agency. Three Companies, Millions in Contracts		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Newsvine SOURCE: Staff research \| The Washington Post - May 18, 2008 ¬es=A Washington Post examination of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts shows that despite HUD staffers' concerns, three companies won hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts under HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who resigned last month amid a criminal probe. " onmouseover="changebg('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us Stumble It! Reddit Facebook myspace COMMENT Discussion Policy Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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