Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
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A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-peter-thiel-ramp-gsa-smartpay-expense-payment-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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