The Washington Times has this exclusive on how MobilVox came to be awarded government contracts. Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Murtha and Mr. Moran helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox in earmarks – money that is set aside by lawmakers for pet projects in the government’s annual spending bills. The latest House defense spending bill […]
Month: October 2009
Bill Allen and Rick Smith sentencing in VECO case
Two VECO officials will be sentenced in a corruption case soon, according to this report. Allen and Smith admitted breaking federal campaign finance laws on [Don] Young’s behalf, using corporate funds to pay the expenses of a yearly fundraiser from 1993 to 2006. The illegal corporate donations were not reported. The total spent by VECO […]
Norm Eisen on lobbyist ban on boards and commissions
The White House’s Norm Eisen writes about the administration ban on lobbyists serving on boards and commissions here. While we recognize the contributions some of those who will be affected have made to these committees, it is an indisputable fact that in recent years, lobbyists for major special interests have wielded extraordinary power in Washington […]