The Hill reported this week that two Republican senators were questioning wasteful stimulus projects, including a multimillion contract awarded to Burson-Marsteller.

The contract sought to raise awareness about the Federal Communications Commission's mandated switch to digital TV.

While the contract information has been available at Recovery.gov for weeks, both firms initially did not respond to reporter's requests for comment, according to the story. Following publication, though, Burson posted a statement to its Web site calling the story “fundamentally inaccurate,” along with a ...