Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2006

[Adelante]

Kudos to Kerry, Leahy and Dorgan!

In introducing the bill, Senators Dorgan and Kerry each referred to Brave New Films' "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers," as one of the key elements in demonstrating the outrageous abuses that these and other firms committed in Iraq. The key provisions:

* Punishes War Profiteers -Establishes penalties of up to 20 years in prison and at least $1 million in fines for war profiteering.
* Cracks Down on Big Corporate Cheaters -Restores a Clinton Administration rule on suspension and debarment, which prohibited awarding federal contracts to companies that exhibited a pattern of failing to comply with the law. The Bush Administration repealed this rule as soon as it took office.

* Requires Full Disclosure of Contract Abuses - Establishes a "Truth in Contracting" public website identifying overcharges by major contractors.

* Forces Real Contract Competition - Prohibits the awarding of huge monopoly contracts, and allows multiple companies to make bids for work so as to ensure price competition.

* Bans Corporate Cronyism in Contracting - Requires that federal agencies conduct contract oversight, rather than paying contractors with conflicts of interest to oversee one another.

* Eliminates Conflicts of Interest for Federal Contracting Employees - Closes the perverse loophole that allows federal contracting officials to take jobs as lobbyists for companies to whom they awarded contracts.

* Ends Cronyism in Key Government Positions - Stops unqualified political appointees like David Safavian and Michael Brown from holding key jobs relating to federal contracting or public safety.

* Strengthens Whistleblower Protections - Makes it more difficult for federal agencies to retaliate against whistleblowers, and gives courts wider discretion to consider cases of retaliation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-jacobs/dorgan-kerry-and-leahy-_b_41375.html


This is why we want Democrats in power. :thumbsup:

[SutaUvaca]

1. It will be interesting to watch how the repugs

somehow find ways to even debate these tenets.
How can they debate/oppose ethical, honest, responsible behavior?

Yet, they will find a way.