KANSAS CITY: Senator Claire McCaskill routinely criticized the manner in which the General Services Administration (GSA) hired and managed a PR firm during a Senate subcommittee hearing on March 1.

The hearing examined why GSA awarded a sole source contract to Jane Mobley Associates in 2010 and why the Kansas City-based firm had responsibility for developing the scope of work and budget for the three-month, $234,000 contract.

GSA is facing media pressure and a federal investigation over the Bannister Federal Complex, ...