Bush refuses independent oversight of private contractors

In another incident of Bush Administration refusal to accept accountability or balance of power:
By RICHARD LARDNER
Associated Press Writer
The Army’s march to overhaul its tarnished contracting system has been slowed by an unlikely foe: the White House.
The Office of Management and Budget, President Bush’ administrative arm, has shot down a service plan to add [...]

Halliburton - KBR and their no-bid cost-plus contracts

The Rip Off report From The Sun Herald:
A Pentagon investigative report alleges the firm KBR Inc. held an illegal contract, overcharged millions to the Navy and produced shoddy workmanship on its South Mississippi jobs after Katrina.
A report released by the Department of Defense’s Office of the Inspector General says KBR worked on Navy facilities in [...]

Project Censored - Keeping the Mainstream News Honest

Here is a great resource discovered on digg.com - Project Censored from Sonoma State University.

Check out their site, which has the endorsement of Walter Cronkite - “Project censored is one of the organizations that we should listen to, to be assured that our newspapers and our broadcast outlets are practicing thorough and ethical journalism.”
Here is [...]