guess its old news( new to me)
Like the goverment not spending enough or wastefull enough .Thow in some good ol palm greasing & corruption & pay offs in the form of minipulated gov contracts from the top dog.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinio...ism-obamas-gsa
Unions profiting from favoritism by Obama's GSA
Examiner Editorial 12/22/10 8:05 PM
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Harry Hamburg/AP Last week, 19 members of Congress sent a letter to Martha Johnson, administrator of the GSA, asking why it is forcing contractors to accept Project Labor Agreements.
Why is the federal General Services Administration, the government's purchasing agent and landlord, sending millions of tax dollars to unions? Last week, 19 members of Congress, including incoming House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter to Martha Johnson, administrator of the GSA, asking why it is forcing contractors that are refurbishing federal buildings to accept Project Labor Agreements. A PLA mandates the use of union labor on government construction projects, which translates to inflated costs, delays, and inflexible work rules.
The congressional letter was spurred by
Examiner columnist Mark Hemingway's report that the GSA had awarded a $52 million stimulus contract to renovate a Department of Veterans Affairs building, only to turn around and require the winning contractor to sign a PLA that adds at least $3.3 million to the project's cost. The agency, which received $6.6 billion in stimulus funds for construction projects, imposed the stipulation on the contractor after changing its policy from favoring low bidders to preferring contractors who agree to sign PLAs.
This is a sop for a favored Obama constituency because only 14 percent of all construction workers are unionized. The unionized 14 percent now have what is probably an unconstitutional leg up on the nonunion 86 percent.
This PLA policy comes straight from the top. Obama signed Executive Order 13502 just 16 days after taking office, mandating PLAs whenever possible on government projects of $25 million or more.
Union corruption from the topdown
