Quote of the Day

"The rapid increase of federally contracted dollarsâ€"100 percent since 2000â€"makes outsourcing the fastest growing component of discretionary spending. The government’s preference for using outside contractors to provide goods and services makes careful scrutiny of the process and the decisions more important than in the past. At present, loose rules, lack of competition, and limited accountability permit so-called ‘bad actors’ to receive contracts that put taxpayers and our money at risk."

--From "Forgiving Fraud and Failure," a new report by U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups.