Ginger Thompson and Eric Schmitt’s article in the New York Times, titled, Graft in Military Contracts Spread from Base  makes one wonder how ten million dollars worth of bribes could have happened, let alone been hidden.  One has to wonder if there was an appropriate "effective program" in place to monitor and promote due diligence.  Could it possibly be that the government, particularly in the military, is lacking an appropriate compliance program?

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