Is there anything a Republican won't try to make a buck from?
posted by
Clyde
7:04 AM
Committee subpoenas former Walter Reed chief
(Walter Reed was privatized by Halliburton subsidiary )
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has subpoenaed Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, after Army officials refused to allow him to testify before the committee Monday.
Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and subcommittee Chairman John Tierney asked Weightman to testify about an internal memo that showed privatization of services at Walter Reed could put "patient care services at risk of mission failure."
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The memorandum "describes how the Army's decision to privatize support services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was causing an exodus of "highly skilled and experienced personnel the committee's letter states. "According to multiple sources, the decision to privatize support services at Walter Reed led to a precipitous drop in support personnel at Walter Reed."
The letter said Walter Reed also awarded a five-year, $120-million contract to IAP Worldwide Services, which is run by Al Neffgen, a former senior Halliburton official.
Hooray for Halliburton
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