USAID awards firm with checkered record a $266 million, no-bid Afghanistan electricity deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is counting on an American contractor with a record of cost overruns and missed deadlines to handle a critical component of Gen. David Petraeus' plan to stabilize volatile southern Afghanistan: quickly deliver more electricity to the power-starved region. -- US awards firm with checkered record a $266 million, no-bid ...
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