This came from the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire column. Has anybody seen anything about this?
Energy Department inspector general says workers at Nevada Test Site, sold a surplus oil-drilling rig for $50,000 to a community group, which resold it to a broker, who lists it for $3.9 million. Groups got 23 trucks for 17 cents each. Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration says it followed a law holding that facilities being downsized should transfer excess property to local groups. It vows better pricing. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
