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Defend America on Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:43:00 PM
Updated: Hoyer-linked firm wins $18M Recovery.gov contract
By: David Freddoso
Commentary Staff Writer
07/09/09 8:28 AM EDT
ABC reports this morning
that the Maryland firm Smartronix has won what seems like an enormous
$18 million contract to re-design the Recovery.gov website.
Approximately $9.5 million would be spent by January in order to make
"Recovery 2.0" out of the site that is at least supposed track the
spending of federal stimulus funds in detail.
Smartronix, a medium-sized Maryland-based firm (over 500 employees) founded in 1995, boasts a large number of government clients,
mostly military. The company appears to have just one important
political connection: according to FEC records, Smartronix president,
Mohammed Javaid, vice president Alan Parris, and partner John Parris
have together given $19,000 to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D)
since 1999. There is no record of a Smartronix employee contributing to
any other federal politician.
UPDATE: Smartronix got $260 million in other federal contracts
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Hoyer-linked-firm-will-do-Recoveryorg-redesign-50353982.html