With less than two years before the start of the 2020 census, the U.S. government is back on the market for a new contractor to print forms and letters for the upcoming national head count.
Last week Justice Department attorneys ended a $61 million contract the U.S. Government Publishing Office had awarded to the now-bankrupt printing company Cenveo, as part of a settlement agreement approved by a federal bankruptcy judge in New York. Citing the constitutional requirement to count every person living in the U.S. once a decade, DOJ attorneys concluded that "it is in the public interest" to terminate the contract.
The Census Bureau is paying Cenveo $5.5 million "to resolve all disputes" related to the ending of the contract, according to an order by Judge Robert Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
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ReplyDeleteThis is also commonly referred to as corporate embezzlement from the government. It is theft from the Treasury. It will be interesting to know WHO owns this now bankrupt company?
The government does this all the time. No warranties for work done, no guarantees that work will be done. and, locally, a $1 million limit on liability for a $65 million project (that taxpayers will be paying over $160,000,000 for over the next 30 years). It's stupid. Chances are, it's graft and highly illegal. As always, follow the money (if you can.)
ReplyDeleteYou know, the U.S. Government has its own print shop. When it's overwhelmed, it's lowest bidder for the work needing to be done. It often, as it has here, comes to bite us in the hindquarters.
ReplyDeleteGovt very generous with our $
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