Special Series |
Did the Corps Cook the Books? In February 2000, Army corps economist Donald Sweeney filed an affidavit with the Office of Special Counsel accusing the Army Corps of Engineers of fabricating economic data to justify expanding the Mississippi River lock-and-dam system. On December 6, 2001, Army investigators found Sweeney's claims were substantiated. These Big River stories were published between March 2000 and April 2001. Did the Corps Cook the Books? March 2000 What is the Corps Job? April 2000 Corps Reformed and Unreformed, May 2000 Corps Scandal Simmers, July 2000 Reading Between the Lines, August 2000 Corps Study Delayed, November 2000 Ship It or Process It, November 2000 |