WP: Walter Pincas: Intelligence Center, Contractor MZM on Cozy Terms

[Robbien]

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.

so much more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/16/AR2005071601018.html

[Melinda]

1. Quick, look over >>>>>>>>> it's Kofi Annan & son!!

It's the hypocrisy, stupid.

:banghead:

[Old and In the Way]

2. Apparently, Republican corruption investigations can look focus

on the UN Secretariat's office. Everything else is off their radar....I wonder why?

[krkaufman]

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...

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/07/02/news/top_stories/20_13_257_1_05.txt

Cunningham is under fire for his dealings with the defense contracting firm MZM, Inc. and its owner, Mitchell J. Wade, who bought a house from the congressman and then sold it for $700,000 less than what he paid.

And this...

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/01/breaking-agents-swarm-mzm-headquarters-cunninghams-rented-boat/

Cunningham had been living until recently on a boat owned by Wade and berthed at the Capitol Yacht Club. On Friday, federal agents could be seen searching the “Duke-Stir.” They later hauled away several boxes of documents but declined to comment to Roll Call.

[kainah]

5. yes

I'd guess that's what got Walter Pincus interested in looking into them. Thanks again, Duke! :patriot:

[WhiteTara]

6. Umm...they bribed other officials?

Yeah that's the ticket. Multiple bribes means getting to steal the money longer.

[maddezmom]

4. kick

and nominated