Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Mattis — to whom much of the Afghanistan decision-making was reportedly outsourced — was an "independent director" for General Dynamics, the massive military contractor juggernaut.
Mr. Swanquist is part of massive reconstruction effort contractors, insurance adjusters and government bureaucrats camping out in casinos and, in some cases, indulging in some private gambling, too.
Using hard-sell tactics promising increased home values, lower energy bills, and massive tax benefits, contractors approve tens of thousands of dollars in work in a couple hours, lawyers and homeowners allege.
The corruption investigation, which police have named Lava Jato (Car Wash), has revealed massive illicit payments from contractors to Petrobras directors.
The extent that the NSA relies on contractors is massive: "We're talking down to the desktop; we're talking the entire network," Drake told me.
Additionally, many of the major defense contractors have massive backlogs that will help to maintain their revenue streams for years to come.
In the new short documentary Border Inc., Brave New Films exposes how the last three decades of immigration politics in this country have created a massive payday for military contractors and wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in this business operation fueled by xenophobia and greed.
Nemtsov had spoken out against massive corruption in Sochi, as contractors built venues and palaces for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
So they're buying these branded properties created by name contractors that are massive but still tasteful".
It's not a jobs or infrastructure plan at all, but "a massive corporate welfare plan for contractors".
Two of the books, "Sutler" and "The Massive", tell interlinked stories about contractors working on projects that don't officially exist, for private firms funnelling huge amounts of money away from projects that will never be finished.
