The U-S Defense Department’s internal watchdog said its investigation into a $400 million border wall contract found it was properly awarded to a North Dakota firm whose owner used multiple appearances on a cable news channel to push for the job.
The Pentagon’s inspector general on Monday released results of the audit, requested last year by House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat.
The Mississippi congressman asked for the review of the contract awarded to Dickinson-based Fisher Sand and Gravel Co. by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure that the company’s bid met standards … and that the contract was awarded in accordance with federal procurement regulations.
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