Army Corps Asked to Explain New Orleans Pump Contract

When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications - typos and all - from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract. The pumps, supplied by Moving Water Industries Corp. of Deerfield Beach, Florida - former employer of Jeb Bush - and installed at canals before the start of the 2006 hurricane season, proved to be defective. The matter is under investigation by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress.

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