Republicans Go After Sleazy Contractors

"In an unexpected legislative twist, Republicans in Washington sponsored a bill to defund contractors that have defrauded the Federal government. The bill passed the House 345-75, with many Democrats joining in to vote for it. As a result, the Project on Government Oversight has been asked to examine its database of contractors to see which ones could be eliminated based on the new law. Among the companies that could be barred from doing business with the government are Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman."

Say you don't remember reading a story like that? Well, it happened, but you might have missed the fine print. Here's the scoop:

Click to read more ...