The other option is that this piece is a loosely orchestrated hit piece put together by the Shaw Group and La. Dem party (and media) in an attempt to steer the Witt contract into Louisianian Democrat-controlled firms,
Reuters might want to tke a look at who the CEO of The Shaw Group is:
J.M. Bernhard, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaw and is Chairman of the Democrat Party of Louisiana!
The Shaw Group Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to aid in the recovery and rebuilding efforts. The $100 million contract has a base period of one-year, with an additional one-year option.