GSA Administrator Ed Forst joins Cheryl Casone to discuss the agency's crackdown on federal procurement fraud, including Chinese products falsely labeled as 'Made in America' and addresses the $50 billion maintenance backlog.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A new inspector general’s report accuses the former Biden government of bypassing federal procurement rules in awarding a $529 million no-bid contract to Family Endeavors Inc.—after it had hired a former Biden staffer—in 2021.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Administration of Children and Families (ACF), Family Endeavors Inc., and Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a former Biden […] The post IG Report: Biden Broke Rules to Award Lucrative Contract to Former Staffer’s Nonprofit. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A new inspector general’s report accuses the former Biden government of bypassing federal procurement rules in awarding a $529 million no-bid contract to Family Endeavors Inc.—after it had hired a former Biden staffer—in 2021. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Administration of Children and Families (ACF), Family Endeavors Inc., and Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a former Biden transition team advisor. WHEN & WHERE: March 2021, Pecos, Texas, for the establishment of an emergency intake site for unaccompanied minors . KEY QUOTE: “ACF failed to reasonably conduct the necessary advanced planning to execute a contract for procurement of those beds and related services using full and open competition.” – Inspector…Open