AdvertisementFeds Spend Billions On COVID-19 Contracts, Often Without Fully Competitive BiddingJune 09, 2020Cheryl W. ThompsonJoel RoseRobert BenincasafacebookEmailNPR reviewed a database of thousands of contracting actions connected to the COVID-19 public health crisis and identified more than 250 companies that got federal contracts worth more than $1 million without going through a fully competitive bidding process. (Getty Images)