U.S. Defends Contracts With WorldCom
From Reuters
The federal government’s chief procurement agency has defended its decision to continue contracting with scandal-ridden telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc.
In a letter to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the General Services Administration said it had not disqualified WorldCom, now doing business as MCI, because there was no evidence the company could not provide the services for the government.
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