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And, because of the political clout that these large companies have and the revolving door between senior government and the large companies, government enginee
by RougeFemme 13y ago
And, because of the political clout that these large companies have and the revolving door between senior government and the large companies, government engineers and project managers who are competent and capable are routinely overruled when they try to raise red flags.
- Jtsummers 13y agoSo very true. Fortunately, they occasionally get called on it and people realize there were kickbacks or back-scratching going on before they moved from one employer to the other and someone goes to jail. Unfortunately the contracts rarely get changed or cancelled as a result, it's usually just the employee that gets (meaningfully) penalized.
- penrod 13y agoThe usual form of quid-pro-quo between government agents and private contractors is the implied offer of a cushy "consulting" job with the company once they retire from public service. This happens with regularity and it's not clear that anyone ever gets penalized, except the taxpayers being fleeced.