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“$8,500,000 to Applied Enterprise Solutions, LLC for Unique Identification of Tangible Items”

Sponsor:  

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Recipient Web Site:  Recipient Address:  (Flag)
109 Shurman Drive
Slidell, Louisana
70461
Recipient address as provided by Sponsor(s): (courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense)
301 Vardaman Hall, University of Mississippi Oxford, MS
Short Description of Recipient Organization: 
Provide information technology and management services, enterprise solutions and enterprise architecture
Are Top Personnel Listed on the Site? 
Yes
Is the Project Mentioned on the Site? 
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Contracts? flagged
Yes
Link to the Recipient's Federal Contracts (Fedspending.org):  Does the Recipient have Federal Grants? 
No
Have employees of the recipient collectively contributed more than $20,000 to candidates for federal office during the current and last election cycle?: 
No
Does a sponsoring member take credit? 
No
Did the recipient hire federal lobbyists? 
Yes
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Comments, notes, additional research...

badwater wrote:

H. Dale Galloway, CEO of Applied Enterprise Solutions, may have been a government employee in 2003, Director of Space and Naval Warfare System Command Information Technology Center.

posted June 2, 2008 at 6:25 p.m.

vetsjobs wrote:

As this is part of the Katrina disaster area, there is no doubt $ is needed to stimulate business. The question is how much of the $ goes to actual business development. With all of the attention the area has had recently from FEMA and everybody else, you've got to wonder what ISN'T known about the situation there....

posted June 3, 2008 at 1:47 p.m.

badwater wrote:

Applied Enterprise Solutions officers did contribute to Roger Wickers campaign: http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search.php?name=Galloway&state=&zip=&employ=&cand=Wicker%2C+Roger&c2008=Y&sort=N&capcode=sqpdn&submit=Submit

Also, this company was registered in Louisiana in 2003 as a women owned business: http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_profile.cfm?User_Id=P0393653

posted June 3, 2008 at 5:41 p.m.

badwater wrote:

The government ORCA registration shows this small business reported annual sales of $5-10 Million. This sole source earmark doubles their sales.

posted June 19, 2008 at 4:59 p.m.

badwater wrote:



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