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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Trading in bullshit

Is there a bigger racket anywhere than "consulting"?
In his Feb. 20 letter to Hatfield, Chrisman raised concerns about the city’s use of a revolving loan fund that gives the city an advance on money that ultimately will be reimbursed by FEMA for professional service contracts such as the one held by MWH.

Specifically, he takes issue with a contract with Haggerty Consulting. Chrisman said the contract check sheet shows the dollar value has gone up to more than $2.3 million from $298,000 in 2008: “An 800-percent increase from the original contract value while essentially performing the same services.”

Chrisman also raises questions about a contract with Telecommunications Development Corporation. In October, the company’s contract was valued at $450,000. The contract was “strangely once again amended,” he said, to a value of more than $4.5 million… a 1,000 percent increase in just three months.”


Because I want in. But let's call things what they are. My start-up consulting firm will be called Moving Decimal Associates.

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