Federal Times writer wins investigative journalism award for coverage of USPS Bernstock scandal

From the Federal Times Fedline blog:

Senior Writer Stephen Losey won the first place award for investigative journalism for “Did top postal exec break contracting rules?”, which examined how former U.S. Postal Service executive
Robert Bernstock awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to his former business associates. “This look into non-bid contract giving by one official at the financially strapped Postal Service yielded what makes investigative journalism worth the effort: Response in the form of the probed official’s resignation and a rebidding of contracts under the microscope,” the judges said. “Congratulations to Losey and his editors for meaningful work that may have helped save taxpayers some money, but more importantly reminded readers of the importance of fairness and ethics in the public realm. Losey’s enterprising efforts should be praised for training a light on shadowy places.”

source: Federal Times wins three SPJ Dateline Awards – Fedline – The Federal Times Blog

4 thoughts on “Federal Times writer wins investigative journalism award for coverage of USPS Bernstock scandal

  1. Senior Writer Stephen Losey is no Ed Winsten. Ed Winsten was so good at investigating the USPS and the USPS Inspection Service that lead to him mysteriously dying like New Jersey Postal Employee Joseph Harris in Jail after the USPS declared war on him.

  2. And, still, no charges. Yet, letter carriers will be subjected to delay, falsification and denial of Worker Comp, when they have legitimate work,related injuries, all so that the management bonuses are not reduced due to injury claims: and they are the same management that force overtime on carrier for years at a time. Sociopaths.

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