Concerned with the cost and consequences of federal contract mismanagement. costing our taxpayers a lot of dollars. i want to look at the state department's policy of awarding local guard contracts using a very inflexible vehicle known as the lowest price technically acceptable vehicle. that should have raised red flags here in congress. when life and limb are at risk, such as body armor for troops overseas or barriers for our embassies, i don't know that e lowest price technically acceptable is the right vehicle. can you discuss why is that the state department appears to have awarded local g...