BROKEN PROMISE: FEMA will not reopen four of its multimillion-dollar, no-bid contracts for Hurricane Katrina work.

FAVORITISM? Some critics suggested the contracts were a reward for politically connected firms, and in October acting FEMA Director R. David Paulison pledged to rebid them.

SQUANDERED FUNDS: Three contracts were among those federal auditors say wasted significant money.


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