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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Firm courts supervisors, wins reprieve
California | Local |
November 19, 2008
Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday disregarded a strong recommendation to award a multimillion-dollar welfare-to-work contract to a new firm, instead ordering the bidding process to begin anew, giving a reprieve to a poorly rated company that spent $200,000 lobbying the county this year alone. Read more
Monday, October 27, 2008
Small-firm contract tally may be inflated, SBA says
Business |
October 27, 2008
The federal government last year fell just shy of its goal of giving small businesses almost a quarter of its contracts, but the Small Business Administration warned that error-filled data submitted by agencies might have falsely inflated the government’s numbers. Read more
Friday, October 24, 2008
Former city manager cleared of conflict of interest in OnTrac case
California | Local |
October 24, 2008
A state appellate court has dismissed a conflict-of-interest charge against former Placentia City Manager Robert D’Amato, a central figure in the town’s controversial OnTrac rail project that was shelved in 2006. Read more
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Defense industry may see leaner times
Business |
October 16, 2008
There are few industries whose fortunes are so closely tied to government as military contractors, companies that provide the Pentagon with everything from fighter jets to janitors. Read more
Villaraigosa vetoes contract for legal help in skid row lawsuit
California | Local |
October 16, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has vetoed a $96,000 contract for outside legal help to defend the city against allegations that it discriminates against the disabled on skid row. Read more
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Boeing aims to keep C-17 line running
Business |
August 30, 2008
Southern California’s last major airplane factory, slated to close in two years, could find new life under a bold plan being floated by Boeing Co. Read more
Union calls for Boeing strike
Business |
August 30, 2008
Boeing Co.’s largest union urged members to reject the plane maker’s contract offer next week and walk off the job in a strike that would shut down production and might further delay the 787 Dreamliner. Read more
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Panel irate over DWP contracts
California | Local |
August 6, 2008
A Los Angeles City Council panel Tuesday berated officials with the city’s Department of Water and Power over their handling of contracts that have been awarded to companies that recently employed the DWP’s No. Read more
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Pentagon audits are investigated
National |
July 24, 2008
Pentagon oversight agency officials forced changes to unfavorable reports on defense contracts, hid contractor overbilling and attempted to hinder an investigation, the Government Accountability Office reported. Read more
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Blackwater to cut back security role
Business |
July 22, 2008
Blackwater Worldwide said Monday that it planned to shift away from the security contracting business that earned it millions of dollars and made it a flash point in the debate over the use of private security companies in war zones. Read more
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Gates weighs in on tanker dispute
Business |
June 26, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pledged to oversee a disputed $35-billion tanker contract after congressional investigators Wednesday detailed numerous mistakes the Air Force made in awarding the deal to Northrop Grumman Corp. Read more
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Past roles for DWP executive draw fire
California | Local |
May 24, 2008
A top executive hired to run day-to-day operations at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has come under fire as the latest example of the revolving door between city government and businesses that seek lucrative public contracts. Read more
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Defense contractor is humming and hiring
Business |
May 10, 2008
With a bulbous head and plank-like wings, the aircraft resembles a lumbering whale. Read more
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Mexico’s interior minister under pressure to quit
World |
March 11, 2008
Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriņo, a rising political star and the second most powerful official in Mexico, came under growing pressure to quit Monday over charges that he acted improperly by signing government contracts on behalf of his family’s gasoline business while serving as a top energy official. Read more
Monday, March 10, 2008
Strategic moves for Pentagon contract
Business |
March 10, 2008
In a high-stakes rivalry pitting two of the world’s largest defense contractors, Century City-based Northrop Grumman Corp. Read more
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Mothers tout DWP lactation service; chief says it will stay
California | Local |
February 20, 2008
About 50 stern-faced mothers who work at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power confronted the agency’s board Tuesday and won the ability to keep using lactation services provided as a benefit of employment. Read more
Justices examine energy crunch
Business |
February 20, 2008
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard a recounting of what lawyers called “the worst electricity market crisis in history.” Read more
