Public Relations Controversies
In 2007, the New Orleans District hired a PR firm, Outreach Process Partners (OPP), allegedly to develop educational materials and set up public meetings that the Corps is required by law to hold in order to get valuable feedback from residents about the Corps' projects. For this work, OPP receives over $1,000,000 in federal dollars per year. The total cost of the PR contract is $5,250,000.
In May 2009, an internet blogger discovered that OPP had a bar graph on its website that boasted how it helped reduce negative news coverage that plagued the Corps following Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans residents felt that the Corps' should not be spending taxpayer dollars trying to repair the Corps' public reputation.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Civil Works Controversies (New Orleans)
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