Friday
6 Jun 2008
When Bureaucrats Cash in on 9/11
By Annie Jacobsen in category Behind the Scenes
Former Health Secretary Tommy Thompson spent his last years as a bureaucrat being criticized for his thin efforts to help Ground Zero workers receive appropriate health care.
Now, Thompson is cashing in on the tragedy. The Associated Press reports that Thompson's private company, Logistic Health, has been awarded an $11 million dollar contract to track approximately 5,000 sick Ground Zero workers for the Center For Disease Controls (CDC).
The contract is for one-year of services.
Ironic.