Turning Up the Heat on Alaska Native Contractors

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.

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