Friday, January 06, 2006

Duncan Hunter plus Cunningham equals.....

From American Progress:

THE DUNCAN HUNTER CONNECTION: Along with Cunningham, Duncan Hunter helped companies who have employed Wilkes -- ADCS Inc.and Audre Inc. -- secure over $190 million for a system to "convert printed documents to computer files" that the Department of Defense said they didn't need. (This included "a $9.7 million contract for ADCS to digitize historical documents from the Panama Canal Zone that the Pentagon considered insignificant.")

A 1994 report from the General Accounting Office noted that the DoD "already had the tools for such work." The San Diego Union-Tribune notes "Cunningham, Hunter and their House allies didn’t care. Audre and ADCS were generous with contributions – and ADCS executive Brent Wilkes allegedly was bribing Cunningham."

The Union-Tribune concludes, "This isn't governance. This is looting."

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