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Article: More hot water for the Corps of Engineers.(United States, Defense Department investigation)(Brief Article)
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- February 1, 2001
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A December report released by the Defense Department has concluded that three top officials of the Army Corps of Engineers manipulated the $57 million Upper Mississippi River-Illinois River Waterway System Navigation Study.
The U.S. Army Inspector General Office's report also concluded that the Corps is biased toward major construction projects. The "Grow the Corps" program placed "pressure on Corps leaders and managers to justify projects," the report says. "Treating the barge industry as a customer created a conflict with the Corps' role as an honest broker in the study." Although the investigation focused on ...