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Turning Up the Heat on Alaska Native Contractors

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AP has obtained a draft GAO report showing that "there is clearly potential unintended consequences or abuse" in the awarding of no-bid contracts to Alaska Native corporations by various agencies. Congressional hearings are on the horizon as this issue continues to heat up. For the full background on the situation, see Kim Palmer's feature story in Government Executive last July, and her

more recent update on GovExec.com.

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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