House seeks records in contracting case

A House oversight panel this week called on Army Secretary John M. McHugh to provide procurement documents, e-mail and other material related to almost $200 million worth of technology contracts involving the Communications-Electronics Command. The request by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee comes as part of an investigation of a former Army program manager who allegedly shared sensitive procurement information with a favored contractor and allegedly "steered contracts to a particular company," according to a Nov. 23 letter to McHugh.

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