Ganesh Sahathevan

As Minister For Climate Change,and Industry and Innovation Combet continues to display the same disregard for financial management that he did at Defense (see story below). Combet was recently queried about a three year  contract  his   Department of Industry and Innovation  awarded late last year for the cleaning of the  National Measurement Institute and Australian Astronomical  Organisation's  new  offices and laboratories in  Ryde. The NMI's labs are highly secure given its responsibility for legal metrology. As well, it provides testing services to the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA). Regardless of the highly technical nature of the work involved, the contract was awarded a company with no prior experience   in the cleaning of laboratories.  Within a month of the contract commencing Combet's Department requested a variation of that contract which resulted in a  reduction of  the cost to the supplier of approximately $

On 7 May 2008 the then newly appointed    Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement  The Hon. Greg Combet MP  a nnounced  " a review of Defence procurement and sustainment", to  be conducted by Mr David Mortimer AO. In making that announcement Combet said that he "  would like the review to examine how DMO can continue to develop its commercial orientation and become more business-like in its operations." On 2  July 2008 the   Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon MP, witnessed the signing of the new Australian Defence Force (ADF) Recruiting Services Contract with the ASX listed Chandler Macleod. The contract was  valued at up to $405 million over a period of five years. Mr Snowdon said that Chandler Macleod was selected by Defence following an extensive and competitive tender process conducted in accordance with Government Procurement Guidelines.   Chandler replaced the much larger and better established Manpower Services Australia  What