http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3715503
What the Hell is going on?
He did sign it!
The White House is threatening to veto the 2009 Defense Authorization bill if it includes provisions that would limit the Defense Department’s use of contractors.
The Senate version of the bill contains provisions that would: make security work done by private contractors inherently governmental; bar contractors from interrogating detainees; and prohibit Defense Department agencies from conducting public-private competitions for federal work. Senate Democrats complain that the administration has contracted out too much government work.
In a Sept. 9 Statement of Administration Policy, the Office of Management and Budget said the measures in the bill would unfairly restrict the department and hamper its ability to fulfill its mission.
In addition, the White House opposed a section of the bill requiring a contractor misconduct database to track various contractor improprieties. The White House called the database “unwieldy” because it would require the collection of information about administrative agreements, civil proceedings, state and local actions and other actions.
