Murtha's earmark for sonar helps his brother and a garment company
Posted by LegiStorm on Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Roll Call has a fascinating article this morning that illuminates how it never hurts to hire a congressman's family member when trying to secure an earmark to do work your company has no expertise in.
Once again, Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa.) has rewarded an embattled lobbying firm that hired his brother, Kit Murtha. The firm, KSA Consulting, secured a $3 million earmark for a Pennsylvania-based company to develop an underwater "swimmer detection" sonar system to protect ships in port. The only problem? The company, KDH Defense Systems, has no expertise in sonar and specializes in sewing armored uniforms.
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