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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 11:36 PM
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WP: Walter Pincas: Intelligence Center, Contractor MZM on Cozy Terms
By Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 17, 2005; Page A07

Two months after MZM Inc. was given its first order in October 2002 to perform services for the Army's National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), the company hired the son of the center's senior civilian official, Executive Director William S. Rich Jr., according to present and former intelligence center employees.

MZM's initial task was to perform a seven-week, $194,000 analysis of "FIRES," a computer program concept to collect blueprints of facilities worldwide to create an intelligence database, according to material provided by the Pentagon.

. . .

The elder Rich was not the only NGIC senior manager with a relative at MZM. The wife of Robert Canar, until last month the center's longtime chief of staff, was employed as a secretary at MZM.

. . .

Over the past three years, Rich was joined at MZM by at least 15 former intelligence center colleagues -- analysts and administrative personnel hired, in some cases, to work on the same projects they dealt with as government employees, according to present and former NGIC staffers. "After contract awards, many people were hired away from NGIC at a higher salary, only to return to work on the same programs," according to one contract employee working at the NGIC who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to keep his job.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/16/AR2005071601018.html
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Melinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 12:00 AM
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1. Quick, look over >>>>>>>>> it's Kofi Annan & son!!
It's the hypocrisy, stupid.

:banghead:
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 12:24 AM
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2. Apparently, Republican corruption investigations can look focus
on the UN Secretariat's office. Everything else is off their radar....I wonder why?
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 08:11 AM
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3. Isn't MZM the company that bribed "Duke" Cunningham?!?
What the hell are they doing still on government contracts?!

MZM/Cunningham connection info here...


And this...


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kainah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 09:26 PM
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5. yes
I'd guess that's what got Walter Pincus interested in looking into them. Thanks again, Duke! :patriot:
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-05 12:12 AM
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6. Umm...they bribed other officials?
Yeah that's the ticket. Multiple bribes means getting to steal the money longer.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 09:24 PM
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4. kick
and nominated
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