Legal Opinion
United States v. Georgia L. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 20, 2007No. 06-3676PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
In 2005 Wisconsin selected Adelman Travel'Group as its travel agent for about 40% of its annual travel budget of $75 million. The selection came after an elaborate process presided over by Georgia Thompson, a section chief in the state’s Bureau of Procurement. Statutes and regulations require procurement decisions to be made on the basis of cost and service rather than politics. Wis. Stat. §§ 16.70-16.78; Wis. Admin. Code § 10.08. Thompson steered the contract to Adelman Travel, the low bidder, even though other members of the selection group rated its rivals more…
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