Dyess AFB Door Repair $ UPDATE (Drudge half-truth debunked)
Earlier today I relayed a Drudge Report story about questionable expenditures from the stimulus package, including $1.44 million for the repair of a door at Dyess AFB in Texas. You can imagine my surprise when later today I received in my comments box a letter from Captain Will Powell, the Chief of Public Affairs at this base. The comment reads:
“Good afternoon. My name is Captain Will Powell, Chief of Public Affairs at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
We strive to be good stewards of taxpayer money, and I ask for your help in correcting the record where others may believe we are not taking this responsibility seriously.
While viewing your blog today, I noticed information posted regarding a contract titled “$1,444,100 for Repair Door Bldg 5112.” This statement is actually misleading. recovery.gov mistakenly combined two contracts into one that were both awarded with stimulus money to AFCO Technologies after they won a competitive bid.”