Rookie middlemen muddle the government's effort to buy coronavirus supplies
Rookie middlemen muddle the government’s effort to buy coronavirus supplies Josh Salman, Nick Penzenstadler and Dak Le, USA TODAY © Illustration by Andrea Brunty/USA TODAY Network, and Getty Images In search for COVID face masks, PPE and supplies, the government turned to rookie middlemen. Lawsuits, canceled orders and finger pointing followed. Middlemen seeking to profit from the coronavirus pandemic have sprung up overnight to score billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 contracts, their stake as small as a mailbox rental or virtual office subscription. Some never touc...
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