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Ask the Expert: We Should Have Seen the BP Disaster Coming
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Ask the Expert: We Should Have Seen the BP Disaster Coming

Karla Walter on how we can prevent disasters like Deepwater Horizon in the future with a better federal contract review process.

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Should the federal government have seen the BP disaster coming? How can we prevent disasters like Deepwater Horizon in the future? What can the federal government do to strengthen its contract review process?

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Authors

Karla Walter

Senior Fellow, Inclusive Economy