Noteworthy
June 23, 2006 --
URS Corp., which is partly owned by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, and which obtained EG&G from the Carlyle Group in 2002, recently received a direct, no-bid contract to perform engineering work in Afghanistan. Since URS has very little experience in working in dangerous combat environments, the award has drawn the attention of Department of Defense oversight personnel. The contract was awarded through the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence in San Antonio, Texas for construction-related activities in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Retired Air Force General Joseph Ralston serves on URS's board. Ralston is also Vice Chairman of the Cohen Group, headed by former Defense Secretary William Cohen and serves on the board of Timken Corp., an Ohio-based major contributor to George W. Bush. Timken's owner, William Timken, serves as Bush's ambassador to Germany.
***Wayne Madsen Report***
URS Corp., which is partly owned by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, and which obtained EG&G from the Carlyle Group in 2002, recently received a direct, no-bid contract to perform engineering work in Afghanistan. Since URS has very little experience in working in dangerous combat environments, the award has drawn the attention of Department of Defense oversight personnel. The contract was awarded through the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence in San Antonio, Texas for construction-related activities in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Retired Air Force General Joseph Ralston serves on URS's board. Ralston is also Vice Chairman of the Cohen Group, headed by former Defense Secretary William Cohen and serves on the board of Timken Corp., an Ohio-based major contributor to George W. Bush. Timken's owner, William Timken, serves as Bush's ambassador to Germany.
***Wayne Madsen Report***
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