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December 22, 2014

Congressman Bennie Thompson calls for “new direction” at Secret Service

RELEASE: Thompson Statement on Secret Service Panel Report December 18, 2014 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel report (executive summary): “For far too long the Secret Service has suffered from systemic problems…
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December 22, 2014

Clarion Ledger looks at no bid state contracts

State awards billions in no-bid contracts State government spends billions of taxpayers’ dollars — nearly $6.5 billion in the last four years — through “no-bid” contracts, with little oversight or transparency. It’s a system ripe for overspending, malfeasance and cronyism. And it’s one that apparently allowed corruption to fester for years, with the head of…