Defense contractors spent $340,000 last year throwing events to honor Defense Sec Bob Gates:
Among them were six companies that accounted for more than a quarter of the Pentagon's procurement budget during the 2008 fiscal year. These groups, which spent $125,000 hosting events honoring Gates, received a total of more than $91 billion in defense contracts, according to the Federal Procurement Data System.
Among them were six companies that accounted for more than a quarter of the Pentagon's procurement budget during the 2008 fiscal year. These groups, which spent $125,000 hosting events honoring Gates, received a total of more than $91 billion in defense contracts, according to the Federal Procurement Data System.