Daniel Politi

Stories by Daniel Politi

U.S. contractors reap the windfalls of post-war reconstruction

More than 70 American companies and individuals - donors to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush - have won up to $8 billion in contracts for work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two years.

May 07, 2012

Former Vice President Dick Cheney stepped down from Halliburton to become Bush's running mate in Aug

Halliburton contracts balloon

Despite being under an investigative cloud, company gets $4.3 billion in 2003.

Mar 12, 2012

Contracting intelligence

Department of Interior releases Abu Ghraib contract.

Mar 12, 2012

Winning contractors – An update

As the number of contracts rises, problems continue to plague the contracting process.

Mar 12, 2012

Open records law offers flawed glimpse of government contracting

Under a presidential directive signed by Ronald Reagan on June 23, 1987, known as Executive Order 12600, companies have potential veto power over Freedom of Information Act requests for copies of their contracts with the U.S. government.

Mar 12, 2012

Low rates, needed repairs lure ‘big water’ to Uncle Sam’s plumbing

By and large, Americans have a safe, plentiful and cheap water supply, but three days in 2002 were a case study in the nation's water woes. The country's geriatric water pipes need to be fixed or replaced, and government and industry studies have estimated that it will take between $150 billion and $1 trillion over the next three decades to do the job.

Feb 12, 2003

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

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