In 2004, the State Department chose to take over the Pentagon's personal security contract with Blackwater. It was a sole-source no-bid contract worth $140 million.
Blackwater's Republican political contacts and campaign contributions influenced its selection, of course, they deny that.
When the sole-source no-bid contract expired in the summer of 2005,Blackwater formed a consortium with U.S. firms DynCorp and Triple Canopy, and the group had a multiyear, $1.2 billion agreement.
Blackwater charges State $1,221.62 a day for a "protective security specialist," according to a 2005 invoice released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Senior Dept of State official said, little thought was given to how contractors would be held legally accountable for incidents such as the Sept. 16 shootings. In other words, THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE. What happened to "winning the hearts and minds?
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