Sentence examples for contract steering from inspiring English sources

Mr. Breaux also expressed doubts about the accusations of contract steering, saying in an interview, "I certainly did not see any smoking gun, nothing suggesting anything criminal".

A veteran supervisor with the state environmental agency who is under federal and state scrutiny in connection with contract steering, submitted resignation papers this week.

The 62-year-old contracting veteran is the most powerful and prominent woman in the macho world of defense contracting, steering her company through a significant downturn in government spending.

The center also is involved in legislative and federal investigations into bid-rigging and contract-steering.

If federal prosecutors conclude that the contract-steering charges are baseless, he said he would hold a hearing to examine whether racism played a role in the accusations.

From the storied patronage of Marion Barry Jr. to a recent contract-steering controversy in the administration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), the nation's capital has long been notorious for what critics say is a pay-to-play culture at D.C. city hall.

The current Leeds head coach Steve Evans is still waiting to hear if he will be handed a new contract after steering the club to 13th-placed finish in the Championship, but it appears owner Massimo Cellino is already looking for the Scot's replacement.

In October 2004, Mr. Spitzer's office accused Marsh & McLennan of rigging bids for contracts and steering business in exchange for incentive payments.

Had McKay not taken advantage of Idzik's proficiency with contracts by steering him toward salary-cap management and negotiations in the late 1990s, he said, Idzik might have forged more of a niche in the scouting realm.

He joined Sturm Graz on a three-year contract in June 2013, steering the club to a fifth-placed finish in 2013-14.

5. Steering contracts to donors/allies: "There was Christie's decision to steer hefty government contracts to donors and political allies such as former attorney general John Ashcroft, which sparked a congressional hearing," Halperin and Heilemann write.