UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized

UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized
UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized

LONDON: Sen. John McCain would be howling if 49 percent of Pentagon contracts were not competed — especially if that had been true for more than nine years. How would McCain and his colleagues react if a company awarded a sole source deal charged the government $34,000 for a charitable donation or for “staff welfare?” One can only…