Word: contracts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...which professes astonishment at learning that Lackner was in effect on its payroll. "We never heard of him," says a company spokesman. Indeed, there would have been reason to question the deal if it had been known. Although Lackner told TIME he was hired to help on the IFF contract, he readily admits he has no expertise about the devices...
...recordings of his telephone conversations. One call was placed by Lackner to Berlin from Parkin's house. Lackner insists he was only trying to arrange to have a cup of coffee with Berlin. Nonetheless, Berlin has been reassigned, and the uproar has held up the award of the IFF contract. Parkin and Lackner have both been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury that begins meeting in Alexandria next month to delve further into the contracting scandals...
...investigation for his conduct as a defense consultant, the current issue of Defense Week magazine raises suspicions about his tenure in the Pentagon. In June 1986, the magazine reports, Paisley abruptly changed the Navy's acquisition strategy for the Aegis missile defense system in a way that threw the contract to Sperry (now Unisys). He consolidated the work on six separate components of the Aegis into a single bid, and since Sperry was the only company that had developed bids on all the components, it was the only one prepared to bid on the consolidated contract under the tight...
...Pentagon, one fear is that Ill Wind could force officials to invalidate scores of weapons contracts and throw them open for new bids. That could lead to chaos in procurement and delay production of some weapons systems for years. But the brass may have no choice: if investigators prove that a contract was obtained illegally, a court may rule that contract invalid. For example, Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. If allegations in Ill Wind search warrants are proved correct, Grumman could sue to have a new competition...
...food company in Chicago, discovered that a group of ambitious single mothers and other tenants in the city's LeClaire Courts housing project had formed a small company that prepares meals, mostly for local day-care centers. When Gin decided to bid on a $38 million food-and-beverage contract for fast-growing Midway airport, she offered the LeClaire group a 15% interest in the venture. If Gin wins the contract, the LeClaire operation will own three of Midway's 22 new food concessions, while Gin will provide financing and insurance...