So what else is new?

Contracts awarded without competitive bids. No accounting or oversight for the taxpayer monies spent. So, what else is new?

Iraq?

No.

Cuban dissidents:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. funds intended to promote democracy in Cuba have been used to buy crab meat, cashmere sweaters, computer games and chocolates, according to a U.S. congressional audit published on Wednesday.

The survey by the Government Accountability Office found little oversight and accountability in the program, which paid out $76 million between 1996 and 2005 to support Cuban dissidents, independent journalists, academics and others.

It also found that 95 percent of the grants were issued without competitive tenders.

Elian Gozalez, where are you?