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THE CAPITOL ‘IT IS A 10 A.M., FEB. 22 9 A.M., FEB. 28 5:30 P.M., FEB. 21 4 BEAT 10 NEW DAY’ SAVE THE RARE DISEASE DAY RECEPTION FOR Casey tweets at Trump, Josh Shapiro sets a course of SEN. BOB MENSCH Gergely going to court, being “the people’s attorney CAPITOL ROTUNDA CAPITOL ROTUNDA Bricco Saccone launching Senate general” Insurance Commissioner Teresa D. Miller The National Organization for 31 S. 3rd St., Harrisburg campaign and more and representatives from the depart- Rare Disorders holds a news CAPITOL ment, consumer groups and citizens conference to raise awareness $500 a person WHO’S 12 DISPATCHES hold a news conference to talk about the among legislators, legisla- 5 NEWS These House and Senate commit- benefits of the Patient Protection and tive staff, the public and the Appointments, nominations tees are scheduled to meet in the Affordable Care Act, which is the target media. The group says one in 5:30 P.M., FEB. 23 and staff announcements week ahead of repeal efforts by President Donald 10 Pennsylvanians live with a Trump and the Republican-led Congress. rare disease. COCKTAIL OUR OWN THIS WEEK IN RECEPTION FOR BIG DIG? PA HISTORY REP. JIM ROEBUCK 6 14 Warmdaddy’s How the development of a Excerpts of noteworthy, news- 11 A.M., FEB. 27 3:15 P.M., FEB. 28 statewide police radio net- worthy and just plain odd politi- 1400 S. Columbus Blvd., work spiraled out of control cal news SACCONE FOR U.S. SENATE HOUSING CAPITOL ROTUNDA AWARENESS DAY $150 a person Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone, CAPITOL ROTUNDA who told The Caucus earlier this News conference to raise SEND US A NEWS TIP year he was preparing to run for U.S. awareness of the need for 5 P.M., FEB. 27 If you know of a good story or want to share information, Senate, holds a rally to launch his safe, secure, accessible and RECEPTION FOR please send an email to [email protected] or mail to campaign against Democratic U.S. affordable housing and to REP. MIKE O’BRIEN PO Box 1328, Lancaster, PA 17608-1328 Sen. Bob Casey in 2018. Saccone, call for an end to homeless- 59, is in his fourth term representing ness among veterans and McGrath’s Pub COVER PHOTO: State police confer in northeast Pennslvania during 202 Locust St., Harrisburg a manhunt in September 2014 for accused cop killer Eric Frein. suburban ’s 39th education for children living Photo courtesy of Michael J. Mullen/Scranton Times-Tribune. Legislative District. in poverty. $250 a person

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The typically soft-spoken U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is taking Trump on via .

BILL BURKE | PAGE ONE THE CAPITOL BEAT Casey tweets at Trump, Gergely going to court, Saccone launching Senate campaign with prayer

A WAR OF TWEETS bars, restaurants and other businesses is also president of the Pennsylvania in the McKeesport area, according to the Pastors Network. .s. Sen. Bob Casey has started tweeting at Trump attorney general. Saccone will be introduced by David around the clock. Authorities seized more than 330 Barton, founder and president of the video gambling machines and found national pro-family organization Wall- Casey has been described as “soft-spoken,” “re- evidence of illegal lotteries and sports builders. served” and “mild-mannered” over the years. “It takes betting, the office said. The U.S. Senate seat is held by Ua lot to rile Bob Casey,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Tracie Mau- A statewide grand jury recommend- Pennsylvania’s senior senator, Robert P. riello wrote in January. ed charges against Gergely. Casey, a Democrat and son of a former “This is an unfortunate case in which governor by the same name. Consider Casey officially riled. Korean missiles — the players traded political capital and He’s certainly found his outside — Feb. 15 at 4:28 p.m.: “I am at a loss favors to advance their own agendas and SABATO’S CRYSTAL BALL HAS voice, at least, since Donald Trump as to how to categorize what is happen- illicit business,” Kane said in 2016. “The GOOD NEWS FOR CASEY became president, and it’s been on ing over there.” evidence clearly shows that Mr. Meloc- Trump’s turf — Twitter. The Democratic — Feb. 15 at 4:31 p.m.: .@realDon- chi relied heavily on his relationships — The University of Virginia’s Larry senator is challenging Trump directly aldTrump keeps rebutting each action including with Mr. Gergely — to conduct Sabato says Casey is a “clear favorite” and on an almost hourly basis on social he takes with saying he’s keeping Ameri- his illegal business.” for re-election to U.S. Senate in 2018. media. cans safer but this behavior is just plain Gergely has been in office since 2003. “Trump won Michigan and Pennsyl- Consider this mini-tweetstorm from dangerous. The case is being prosecuted by a senior vania last year and came close in Min- Casey last week, following the resigna- deputy attorney general in the office’s nesota, but the Senate incumbents in tion of national security adviser Michael DAY IN COURT Organized Crime Section, according to a all three states each have won multiple T. Flynn after it was revealed he misled FOR GERGELY spokesman. statewide victories and ran ahead of Vice President Mike Pence and top Obama in 2012,” Sabato wrote last week. White House officials about conversa- State Rep. Marc Gergely, D-Alleghe- SACCONE RALLY tions with the Russian ambassador ny, is scheduled for trial March 27, 2017, TO FEATURE PRAYER INDEPENDENT TRYING TO GET before the election: in Allegheny County. ON 2018 BALLOT FOR GOV — Feb. 15 at 4:24 p.m.: “Turns out Gergely was charged in March 2016 Republican state Rep. Rick Sac- extreme vetting is needed- for Trump’s with allegedly using “his position as cone of Allegheny County will formally A furloughed state employee who cabinet.” an elected official to assist the illegal launch his bid for U.S. Senate in the says Pennsylvania is “in such bad — Feb. 15 at 4:26 p.m.: “It is now gambling enterprise of a longtime Capitol next week. shape” is circulating petitions to run clear that the Trump Administration’s friend,” according to a news release is- He’s scheduled a news conference for governor as an independent, The national security apparatus is in chaos, sued by then-Attorney General Kath- for Monday in the Rotunda that’s being Patriot-News reported. Ronald F. creating a very troubling time for our leen Kane. billed as “Defending the Taxpayer.” Ernest Jr., 43, of Hastings, Cambria country.” The friend is identified as Ronald If there was ever any doubt about the County, had worked at the Altoona — Feb. 15 at 4:27 p.m.: “Flynn’s res- “Porky” Melocchi. conservative tilt we’ll see from Saccone’s Unemployment Compensation Ser- ignation, Trump aides and their com- Melocchi and 15 others were charged campaign, consider that the prayer will vice Center until it was closed amid a munication with Russian officials, the in September 2013 for allegedly install- be offered by former state Rep. Sam budget impasse between the governor open air conversations regarding North ing illegal video gambling devices in Rohrer, an outspoken conservative who and Senate.

4 T H E C A U C U S Tuesday, February 21, 2017 PERSONNEL WHO’S NEWS Appointments, nominations and staff announcements

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The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies has Rob Brooks (3) has been named ex- ing the 2016 presidential campaign. He has hired Michael J. McGee (1) as chief hired Joe Hill (2) for its government ecutive director of the Pennsylvania worked for the Pennsylvania House Re- executive officer. McGee, of Lancaster, relations staff in Philadelphia. Hill will Republican Party. Brooks is a former publican Campaign Committee during joins the association with more than 25 advise corporate and nonprofit clients consultant who focused on campaign the 2012 and 2014 campaign cycles in years of association management expe- in advancing their policy priorities strategy, grassroots organization and Chester and Delaware counties. Manz is rience. He most recently was executive before City Hall in Philadelphia and advertising for political campaigns. a graduate of the University of Pennsyl- director of both the Riverfront Alliance of throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania. He served as executive director of the vania’s Fels Institute of Government. Delaware County and the Pennsylvania Hill previously served as deputy politi- Chester County Republican Commit- Developers’ Council. He previously was cal director for the Hillary for America tee for six years. Brooks is a graduate of Laura Wagoner (5) has been named executive vice president of the Home- campaign in Pennsylvania, director of Widener University. finance director of the Pennsylvania builders Association of Chester and public participation for the 2016 Demo- Republican Party. Wagoner previ- Delaware Counties and the president and cratic National Convention Committee, Greg Manz (4) has been named commu- ously served as executive director of the CEO of the Realtors Legislative Alliance and various roles with U.S. Sen. Robert P. nications director of the Pennsylvania Chester County Republican Committee, in Malvern. He is a graduate of Millersville Casey Jr. Republican Party. Manz is formerly the where she led the party’s fundraising University and started his professional Hill holds a bachelor’s degree in gov- communications director of Donald efforts. She is a graduate of Franklin & career with Pennsylvania Association ernment and philosophy from George- Trump’s Pennsylvania campaign. Before Marshall College and working toward a of Realtors in 1991, serving in the public town University. that, he served as the deputy director of master’s degree in public administration policy department for six years. Ben Carson’s campaign in Iowa dur- from West Chester University.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 T H E C A U C U S 5 COVER STORY

A political tug of war. A lack of clear oversight. A revolving door between the state and contractors. This is how the development of a statewide police radio network spiraled out of control over nearly two decades.

he statewide radio network for law enforcement, which was proud to partner with the Common- “We introduced competition and cost taxpayers more than $800 million and has never wealth of Pennsylvania, its public safety consolidation for the first time,” users, and the citizens they serve.” Paese, reached by telephone, said. fully worked, was based on a contract run amok and She said she could not comment “These things are crucial to homeland ranks as one of the longest-running boondoggles in on parts of the project Harris didn’t security.” Tmodern Pennsylvania history, according to public documents and control. Lowell, Massachusetts-based M/A- dozens of interviews. Cowan said the “commonwealth COM, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania- served as the project’s general contrac- based AMP, was the low bidder and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman called the radio project tor while the other three primary sup- awarded the contract on Aug. 3, 1999. “Pennsylvania’s Big Dig,” referring to the Boston highway project pliers provided significant services for Motorola, which holds most public that took 25 years to complete. The statewide radio project is 18 this large, complex project. Harris has radio contracts across the country, had years and still ongoing. restricted its comments to the portion also submitted bid — though it came in of the work performed by Harris and its significantly higher. A four-month investigation by The predecessor.” Harris Corp. acquired the contract in Caucus found that several top state Democrat was elected presi- 2009 from Tyco Electronics, which had officials during the contract’s tenure dent and the Macarena by Los del Rio POLITICAL TUG OF WAR purchased AMP. had ties to Harris Corp., the primary topped Billboard’s 100 hits of the year. Motorola and Harris have compet- contractor, and earlier to M/A-COM, What finally sparked action on a new Sen. , a York County ed fiercely for public radio contracts the original contractor, which Harris system was the repeated failure in 2014 Republican who intends to run for in other states and at the federal level. acquired in 2009, records and news ac- of hand-held radios in the mountainous governor in 2018 and has been critical of They are the “Coke and Pepsi of this counts show. terrain of northeastern Pennsylvania what he describes as wasteful spending industry,” The Sun Sentinel newspaper The Caucus investigation revealed a during the manhunt for Eric Frein, who by the state, is raising questions about in Broward County, Florida, wrote last “revolving door” between the state and is accused of shooting and killing a state the project. year as the companies publicly jock- the contractors; government officials trooper and wounding another, accord- “Consultants got involved, lobbyists eyed for radio funding in the Florida involved in the project later took jobs ing to a state police report released got involved,” he said. “Nobody was held state budget. with M/A-COM or Harris. under the Right to Know Law and inter- accountable. It was a project that was Harris won a $700 million contract For instance, Jeffrey Logan took a job views with key lawmakers. out of control. There’s a lot of House and to provide statewide communications with M/A-COM a few years after leading Frein’s trial in the shooting, which Senate members that wouldn’t know in Florida last October, Florida records the Office of Administration’s launch of occurred outside the Blooming Grove what a two-way radio was if it floated show. the project. He later worked for Harris. barracks in Pike County, is set for down the river past them.” Questions about Pennsylvania’s Initial funding of $179 million for March. There was also a historic tug of war statewide radio system, and a new $44.5 the radio system, to be used by state law “Continued delay of a solution to creating friction between state agencies million contract to Motorola awarded enforcement and local agencies, was this problem puts both law enforcement over the project, the Office of Adminis- in October, are expected to surface at a approved in 1996. The cost ballooned and the citizenry in imminent danger,” tration and State Police, Mensch said. Senate budget hearing on Thursday. over two decades because of inadequate a little-noticed resolution authored by The Office of Administration, an The Motorola project runs through legislative oversight, a contractor that Mensch and passed in 2016 stated. agency under the governor, took over 2021. When it’s finished, agencies will “ran the show” and proprietary equip- In an interview with The Caucus, control of the project from State Police have the option to purchase radios from ment manufactured by Harris Corp. that Mensch was critical of the contractors in 1996. a variety of different vendors, once made some parts useless and expensive working on the radio project. “Thank In 2012, the radio project went back industry standards are met, Office of -Ad to replace, said Sen. Robert Mensch, a God we didn’t have another 911,” he to State Police as concerns mounted ministration spokesman Dan Egan said. Montgomery County Republican who said. “Over a span of 20 years, they took over trooper safety. has called on Gov. to take im- advantage of us, I think. There wasn’t A backup VHF system — VHF stands GAPS IN RADIO SIGNAL mediate action on the radio system. proper oversight.” for “very high frequency” — was kept in Mensch is the vice chairman of the Harris strongly defends its work. patrol cars at a cost of about $10 million In 1996, when Ridge signed Act 148 Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency “Harris is proud of the success of the in 2012. appropriating funds for the project, Sen. Preparedness committee. 800 MHz PA-STARNet Radio System that The state initially embarked on the Ryan Aument was a freshman at The The project has spanned the tenure we, and our predecessors, helped to de- radio project because “there were 17 or Citadel. of five Pennsylvania governors, includ- velop and have maintained during the past 18 different systems at that time,” said “It started when I was a freshman ing Wolf. 17 years,” said Harris spokeswoman Pam former Office of Administration Secre- and $850 million later it’s an absolute When requests for bids were issued Cowan. “It is one of the largest public safe- tary Tom Paese, who served under Gov. debacle,” said Aument, a Republican in 1996, Facebook was not yet launched, ty systems in the and Harris . from Lancaster County.

6 T H E C A U C U S Tuesday, February 21, 2017 COVER STORY

“It’s clear to me we’ve got to get They were stopped directly behind better at holding contractors account- a state police car. They couldn’t get able,” said Aument, chairman of the Contractor defends work through to the trooper sitting a few feet Communications and Technology away on the 800 MHz system. Committee. Aument’s committee is on statewide radio project “It was one of those moments in planning a joint hearing in March with rough terrain where the system did not other Senate committees on the radio HARRIS CORP. PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO THE CAUCUS work,” Baker said. system. about the statewide radio project: “Today, the PA-STARNet System supports But the northern tier of the state isn’t “The radio costs just seemed to grow more than 25,000 users, 22 commonwealth agencies and handles over 50 the sole issue. Steven Wheeler, former and grow,” said Joseph Kovel, president million calls per year in all of the state’s 67 counties. The system exceeds the chief of criminal investigations for the of the Pennsylvania State Troopers As- coverage requirements in the original contract. attorney general, said in an interview sociation. “The original statewide radio project was distributed among four primary an undercover drug buy was called off In an interview, Kovel pointed out suppliers. The commonwealth served as the project’s general contractor while in Philadelphia because of the radio that the contractors “had from 1998 to the other three primary suppliers (Rohm, Alcatel and RCC) provided the criti- system’s failure. the present and it still doesn’t work.” cal system build-out, including the towers and microwave system installations He testified before the Senate in 2011, The radio network coverage is at as well as consulting services. saying the system “does not work or least 95 percent, according to State “Only the radio equipment portion of this statewide project was provided by works intermittently” in Philadelphia, Police. But that figure represents signal M/A-COM Inc., then a division of Tyco Electronics, with an original contract value Pittsburgh, Scranton and Allentown. strength and doesn’t take into account of $95 million. The commonwealth later amended the contract to add $40 million After Act 148 became law, the project software issues and dropped calls, for the purchase and delivery of additional infrastructure equipment for interoper- was already over budget at a cost exceed- agency officials say. ability networks and for the system redesign requested by the commonwealth. ing $203 million. The figure sounds good unless you “In 2009, Harris Corp. purchased the Public Safety and Professional Com- SE Technologies, a consultant, had are the trooper working in an uncovered munications group from Tyco Electronics, and continued providing significant estimated the cost at $380 million, Egan area, said government watchdog Eric maintenance services for this complex system. said. Epstein. “When the General Assembly envisioned the need for a single statewide Auditor General Eugene DePasquale “Any delay is potentially fatal,” he radio network in 1996, they didn’t and could not have anticipated the growing said the project was “an example of when said. challenges that first responders in Pennsylvania (and around the world) would you try to do something on the cheap.” At a 2011 Senate hearing, the state’s face after the events of 9-11. A $44.5 million contract for Mo- chief information officer, George White, “The original goal for PA-STARNet was to replace a set of expensive and torola signed by the state in October testified the system covered 96 percent aging radio systems owned and operated by different state agencies. was needed, Egan said, because the of the state while seven counties in the “After 9-11 the mission changed and PA-STARNet expanded to provide current system is “outdated.and in northern tier had at least 91 percent interoperability directly to local and county first responders, as well as among need of lifecycle replacement. The ra- coverage. state agencies, federal agencies and regional task forces. dios installed in most vehicles stopped “The system works very well,” he “PA-STARNet now provides interoperability between the county 911 centers being made in 2009 and replacement testified. in the state, all of the counter-terrorism task forces and between the PA State parts were discontinued in 2014, mak- But Sen. Lisa Baker, a Republican Police and police in the commonwealth’s major cities. ing repairs increasingly costly and from Luzerne County, recalls sitting in “The PA-STARNet system remains one of the nation’s most advanced sys- difficult. The portable radios stopped an emergency management official’s car tems, delivering voice and data in a spectrum efficient manner that meets, and being made in 2014 and parts will be while touring flood-ravaged Wyoming in some areas, exceeds industry wide P25 standards.” discontinued in two years.” County in 2011. CONTINUED , page 8

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 T H E C A U C U S 7 COVER STORY

MIXED SIGNALS A chronology of the statewide radio project

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

»»1995: »»1996: Radio »»1998: »»1999: Act 35 is approved by the »»2000: The first »»2001: Tyco »»2003: Factory acceptance for »»2004: The iXP re- »»2009: Tyco »»2011: Office of -Ad »»2010: The »»2011: Chief Information »»2012: The State »»2013: State »»2014: During a State »»2016: The Sen- AMP Inc. project office Request for General Assembly appropriat- attempts are Electron- radio hardware and software is port, commissioned announces the ministration Sec- State Police Officer George White Police agency Police Major Police manhunt for ate approves a acquires is moved from qualified ing $43 million more for the made to use ics acquires approved. Tower-site contrac- by former Gov. Ed sale of its wire- retary Kelly Powell agency is testifies before the assumes re- Scott Neal testi- accused cop killer resolution directing M/A-COM Pennsylvania contractors project. Contracts are awarded “OpenSky” AMP. tor Rohn Industries, responsible Rendell, found the less system to Logan reveals fully tran- Senate that the Federal sponsibility for fies at a Senate Eric Frein through Gov. Tom Wolf’s Inc. State Police to is issued. to M/A-COM Inc. for $95 million; technology for site design, engineering and radio project should Harris, which plans for a new sitioned to Communications Com- the statewide hearing that the rough terrain in administration to Office of Admin- Alcatel for $33 million to develop on the radio construction, declares bank- continue, but the acquires the program to allow the state- mission mandate af- radio system. It “proprietary northeastern Penn- act “immediately” istration. Act 148 a microwave network; and RCC network. ruptcy, halting site development state needed to M/A-COM con- private companies, wide net- fecting 800 MHz public ordered an up- nature of the sylvania, troopers to find a solution to signed by Gov. Consultants for $15.4 million work for nearly 9 months, a decrease its reliance tract. local governments work, called safety radio system grade to a VHF technology” in are not able to rely the radio problems. Tom Ridge allo- for the design and engineering. state official testified later. -Con on wooden poles. and others to STARNet. requires a shift of radio radio system as the new radio on handheld portable The state approves cates $179 million Those and other contracts totaled tractors step up deployment of The poles were a install equipment frequencies for every backup to cover system limits radios to use the new a contract for a for radio project. $203 million, and the project was wooden poles with transmitting cost-saving mea- on the state’s radio and transmitter in “dead spots” in “flexibility and radio system, accord- new radio system already over budget. equipment to supplement metal sure to increase public safety radio the system. the new system. competition.” ing to documents from Motorola towers in effort to improve coverage. network. and state police for $44.5 million coverage. officials. through 2021.

About Harris Corp. Harris Corp. is a $7.5 billion company based in Melbourne, Florida, that specializes in tacti- Pa. places Harris on list cal communications, electronic warfare, space and intelligence, of deficient contractors among other things. It has customers in more HARRIS CORP. HAS BEEN PLACED ON A STATE-MAINTAINED LIST OF COM- than 100 countries and em- panies that have been given a warning status by Pennsylvania agencies for ploys 21,000 people worldwide, deficient work. The details about why the company is on the list are not known including 9,000 scientists and and Harris is contesting the entry. engineers. Through its spokeswoman Pamela Cowan, Harris Corp. acknowledged that The radio costs just seemed to The company is organized the Pennsylvania State Police agency has filed two entries in the Contractor into four business segments: Responsibility Program regarding Harris. grow and grow. [The contractors] communications systems, space The Contractor Responsibility Program, or CRP, is used by state officials to and intelligence systems, and identify, evaluate and potentially sanction contractors who do not meet appro- had from 1998 to the present and electronic systems and critical priate standards, are deficient in their performance or engage in wrongdoing. networks. Cowan said Harris believes the entries were not appropriate because they it still doesn’t work. Harris contracts with the relate to ongoing contractual discussions and issues, not Harris’s responsibility Department of Defense on as a contractor, which both parties are seeking to address and resolve. JOSEPH KOVEL radio modernization and in the “PRESIDENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA A state police spokesman declined comment. STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION. past year has been tapped for Details about state contracts are made public on state-run websites such as $2 billion worth of work for the PennWATCH, the Treasury Department’s e-Contracts Library, and the Depart- U.S. Army. ment of General Services’ e-Marketplace. But warnings issued through the CRP system against contractors such as Harris cannot be viewed by the public. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 “There was a real turf battle going “We don’t feel it should be made public,” said Troy Thompson, a spokes- System Workgroup,” records show. dor selection committee for a statewide Reached by The Caucus, Logan said: Others state officials with ties to the on over who would control it,” said Rep. man for the Department of General Services. “It’s something confidential. We’ll Clarifying one of the topics of discus- radio communications system. “Just as the public sector values the contractors include Paese, who served TURF BATTLE John McGinnis, a Republican from never release that information.” sion, Logan wrote, “Cost estimates for a The September 1999 Advice of business acumen that can be gained by under Ridge and oversaw the project’s Altoona. The e-Marketplace website, run by the Department of General Services Bu- statewide system range from 300 to 500 Counsel concluded that he would “not hiring private sector expertise, the pri- development and would later work at The tension between the Office reau of Procurement, provides a list of companies that have been suspended million dollars. Can we really justify this be prohibited from being employed by, vate sector values government expertise Buchanan Ingersoll as a lobbyist while of Administration and State Police REVOLVING DOOR or “debarred” from entering into contracts with the commonwealth. kind of expenditure?” receiving compensation from, assisting, and institutional knowledge from public Harris was a client; Glen Cannon, a for- was evident in an undated “executive The public can view the names of those companies, along with dates of A month later, Logan and other state or acting in a representative capacity for sector employees.” mer manager of public safety for M/A- brief.” The brief, drafted by the Office of Nearly two decades ago, Jeffrey suspension and debarment, the reason for the listing, and the agency that employees flew to Detroit, Michigan, M/A COM, Inc.” Logan’s wife, Kelly Powell Logan, ac- COM Wireless who served as Pennsyl- Administration under Gov. , Logan, then an executive assistant in made the listing. to attend the APCO Radio Conference Logan sought the advice when he cepted a top-level position at the Office vania Emergency Management Agency claimed the State Police agency was the Office of Administration, played a The Harris entry does not mean it is “debarred.” and Exposition. APCO is the Associa- was deputy secretary for administration of Administration after director under Corbett; and Leslie “not willing to relinquish control” over key role in setting up how a statewide However, only “authorized users” are permitted to view warnings on the tion of Public-Safety Communications for the Department of Public Welfare. he moved on to the Department Gromis Baker, who had been legislative technology projects. communications system would work. CRP website because of an October 2010 management directive from the Officials. Logan joined the department in 1997 af- of State. She would later serve as the liaison for Ridge and became Corbett’s The document was uncovered by the He appeared with Ridge at the 1996 bill governor’s office. In justifying state payment of $83.60 ter his stint at the Department of State, agency’s secretary under Gov. Tom chief of staff in 2013. She is a well-known Caucus in state archives. signing for radio system funding. Adam Marshall, an attorney for the Washington, D.C-based Reporters Com- for lunch at the Mesquite Creek Grill, which followed about a year-and-a-half Corbett and was the one who announced GOP fundraiser and also worked as a The memo claimed the law enforce- By 2000, he was working for AMP’s mittee for Freedom of the Press, said the public interest would be served by Paese wrote to payroll operations, “[H] at the Office of Administration. that the statewide radio network would Washington lobbyist representing M/A ment agency was incapable of handling M/A-COM, the system’s contractor. having both warning status and debarment status available to the public. e (Logan) purchased lunch for several In 2002, Logan was business devel- begin selling available space to private COM from 2003 to 2005, according to large scale information technology After Logan worked at M/A COM’s “Certainly this sounds like the type of information that would be important individuals in order to discuss the Office opment manager for M/A-COM Wire- companies. federal records. projects. successor, Harris Corp., he was tapped for the public to have,” Marshall said. “It sounds like it’s in the public interest. of Administration’s assumption of the less Systems, according to a March 2015 There’s nothing illegal about such Gromis Baker said she can’t recall “The (PSP) IT Department is run by in 2010 as executive deputy secretary To the extent the state government can proactively publish that is certainly Commonwealth’s 800 MHz radio sys- Bravo Group news release. relationships and employment transi- making any decisions related to the troopers. There is no clear IT manage- of the Pennsylvania Department of good public policy.” tem. This is a multi-million dollar, high The news release stated that Logan’s tions, which are occasionally document- radio system. ment structure and a lack of true IT spe- Environmental Protection, a post he left The Caucus filed Right-to-Know Law requests for the companies flagged in priority project for the Office of Admin- “direction of state government sales ed in state government. “I didn’t go into the governor’s office cialization,” the memo stated. The memo in 2015 to become a lobbyist with the CRP for unsatisfactory or deficient performance. istration.” and lobbying efforts led to large con- The radio project moved back to until July 2013,” she said. “Quite frankly, also noted that State Police projects “re- Bravo Group. Department of General Services records legal liaison Mary Fox on Feb. 13 Logan sought an ethics opinion on tract awards and record sales especially State Police during Kelly Powell Logan’s I didn’t keep up to date on what was sult in scope creep and increased costs.” While at the Office of Administration invoked a 30-day review period to determine if the records could be released. whether he would be prohibited from among state-level public safety and tenure. happening with the radio project.” In 2012, under Gov. , the in 1995, Logan invited representatives That determination has not yet been made. taking a job with M/A-COM given he executive branch offices on a nationwide She could not be reached for com- Cannon could not be reached for radio project was returned to State Police. of numerous state agencies to a “Radio served as a non-voting member of a ven- level.” ment. comment.

8 T H E C A U C U S Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 T H E C A U C U S 9 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 T H E C A U C U S 9 THE INTERVIEW

Shapiro, who took over as attorney general in January, was interviewed by The Caucus in his office last week.

BLAINE T. SHAHAN FOR THE CAUCUS ‘IT IS A NEW DAY’ Josh Shapiro sets a course of being ‘the people’s attorney general’ and restoring integrity to the office

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he Caucus sat down with state Attorney General Josh equate it this way: Michelle and I took Union. I visited with him, I talked with over an airplane in mid-flight. We changed him. We did a little video together. That, Shapiro, a Democrat serving his first term, as well as the crew and the direction of the airplane to me, was so real. We had the ability First Deputy Attorney General Michelle Henry and and yet still had to keep it in mid-air. So, now to help this person get the money communications director Joe Grace. on the one hand we’re doing the job of at- back that he was scammed out of. T torney general and all that comes with it. And then there’s some flip side. Shapiro, 43, may be best known in drew months of intense news coverage On the other hand, we’re setting new pri- Probably the most horrific child-abuse Harrisburg for helping to engineer the to Shapiro and the commission. orities, and a new direction, new course. case I’ve ever been part of, or even secret deal that forged the ouster of Shapiro was first elected to the ... We’re dealing with the admin side of read about — the furries, a ring that House Speaker from his post House in 2004 and in a bold move in things, which is obviously not something stretched from Virginia up into Penn- and elected then-Rep. Dennis O’Brien, a 2011 ran for the board of commission- that you all write a whole lot about, but it’s sylvania where you had a father dressed nominal Republican, to the top post by ers in Montgomery County. He led a really important to get right in the early up in a furry costume with other grown one vote. It was a coup that shocked the historic takeover of the courthouse by days. So it’s particularly intense right now, men dressed up that way, passing political establishment in January 2007. Democrats and was elected chairman of but it’s incredibly rewarding, to be able around this father’s son. And the son Democrats took control of the House the three-member board, which claimed to see the people I’ve met along the way was repeatedly raped. I had trouble as a result. O’Brien wouldn’t switch par- numerous good-government reforms. who’ve had their lives bettered because of sleeping after learning some of the ties, but as an “independent” speaker he He was also an attorney at the firm of what we do. It is really an extraordinary details. But what I do know is, because helped Democrats run the chamber. In Stradley Ronon. feeling. In part I felt that when I was a leg- of what we’re doing, we are going to dig return, Shapiro was named to the new Shapiro was a key supporter of Demo- islator and county commissioner, but I’ve further into this and make kids safer post of “deputy speaker.” He was awarded cratic Gov. Tom Wolf in 2014. In Novem- never felt it to the degree that I feel it now. and make these communities safer ... the plum job of co-chairing the Speaker’s ber he defeated Republican Sen. John So, for example, there was a video that And that’s absolutely extraordinary. Reform Commission, which two years Rafferty for attorney general. Shapiro is Grace put out. ... There was a gentleman after the controversial legislative pay married to his high school sweetheart, named Glenn from Manheim, Penn- THE CAUCUS: You mentioned ad- raise investigated virtually every aspect Lori; the couple has four children. sylvania. He had been scammed as part ministrative affairs. Are you looking to of legislative reform and offered a series of this Western Union scam. We were expand units like the Child Predator of internal fixes approved by the House, THE CAUCUS: What have the first few able to recover $21.5 million dollars for Unit, if you’re looking to expand on that including an end to all-night sessions. weeks been like? Pennsylvanians who had lost money investigation? Will you be naming more It was a high-profile position that SHAPIRO: It’s very intense. I like to through these scams through Western people, changing up units?

10 T H E C A U C U S Tuesday, February 21, 2017 THE INTERVIEW

SHAPIRO: I want to be very open and SHAPIRO: It really is everything I said you philosophically agree or disagree transparent with you guys, and certainly during the campaign. I talked about three with the ABSCAM-type investigation? more than those in the past. But what I’m things. Number one, restoring the integ- SHAPIRO: That’s a loaded question, not going to do is sort of dictate, from a rity of the Office of Attorney General. And particularly the way you asked it. I will personnel perspective, some of the steps I think you’ve begun to see that in place answer it this way. We will use all of the I would be lying that we’ll take. I don’t think that that’s fair with the appointment of Eric Fellman, resources at our disposal to combat crime to people here, or people on the outside. who is our chief integrity officer — with in Pennsylvania. Whether it’s public cor- to you if I told you What you will see from me ... when I is- the code of conduct, with some of the ruption, a heroin dealer or the actions of a sue my budget submission is a reflection other things that’ll be coming out. multinational corporation. I’m not going that we’ve cleaned on the reality that this office has been As I’ve said, the people that we’ve to limit this office in any way. We’ll use all underfunded and needs greater resources met here and begun working with, they the resources that we have. But we will use up that mess in a in order to do our job to its fullest. I plan want that, too. I haven’t had to force this them responsibly and we will use them to spend a good bit of time explaining to on anyone. They have, within six days, with integrity and ethically. “month. But I can the members of the House and the Senate voluntarily signed onto that code of con- why that is. duct. They are excited that Eric is here. THE CAUCUS: Thoughts on transpar- tell you that we’re … The second thing I talked about was, ency measures that your office is looking THE CAUCUS: Spending over $1 administratively, cleaning up the mess to implement? beginning to put million (by former Attorney General that was left. I would be lying to you if I SHAPIRO: …I’d like us to be hopefully ) on an email investiga- told you that we’ve cleaned up that mess be more honest and transparent with systems in place tion certainly didn’t help. in a month. But I can tell you that we’re our budget, in the areas where obvi- SHAPIRO: There are greater efficiencies beginning to put systems in place that ously we can share that information. that are going to that we can certainly create here and pour are going to help clean that up. So I think you’ll see when I lay out our back into resources. I’d like, in general The third thing I said is that I want budget ... it will reflect the actual priori- terms, to rely a whole lot less on outside to be the people’s attorney general and ties and actual spending of this office in help clean that up. counsel and do more inside. … In Mont- focus on the issues that can really help a way that has not always been the case. JOSH SHAPIRO gomery County — I just use this point to the people of Pennsylvania. So I talked Obviously we are trying to create ATTORNEY GENERAL elucidate the broader one — when I took about things like protecting seniors greater efficiencies here and save some over there we had millions and millions of from scams. ... Aetna and Humana money. That’s also a reason why I think dollars each year in outside-counsel fees abandoned their efforts to merge. Now, being more open and transparent with We are spending a lot of time looking and I think we had three full-time so- that was underway before I got here, but your budgeting practices usually leads at the underlying constitutional right licitors in the county, and I said I want to we made some important decisions in to greater savings, as well. to a thorough and efficient education build a full law department there. And in that, to help that along. So I think you’re ... Obviously, unlike any other job I’ve system, the underlying funding formula, building a full law department, of course, going to see a new focus on dealing with had as a legislator or county commis- the way those dollars are driven out our budget for the solicitor’s office went scams against seniors and scams against sioner, I’m at a little bit of a disadvan- and also waiting to hear more from the way up, but our use of outside counsel Pennsylvanians. tage in terms of transparency because a Supreme Court. Once we hear that from went down to $100,000 a year, a couple I’ve also said that probably the lot of what we do here is confidential or the Supreme Court, you can expect that hundred thousand bucks per year where number one issue that I heard about as protected by the grand jury. Or I don’t we will speak out on that. you needed really specific expertise on I traveled Pennsylvania was the heroin want to compromise our agents in the My general view is unchanged from the outside (counsel) that you couldn’t have and opioid epidemic. I have had numer- field in some of the work they do. I rec- campaign. Students in Pennsylvania have on the inside. ous forums and discussions with at- ognize that may be a source of frustra- a constitutional right to a thorough and ef- torneys general, DAs, and people in the tion for you as years go on, where I say, ficient education system. There are school THE CAUCUS: Did hiring Michelle social services realms, to begin to figure “I really can’t help you with that.” Hope- districts across Pennsylvania where they Henry send a message to people here, out how we can deal with this more fully you will trust that I have the best are not getting their constitutional right. in terms of the past? Someone who comprehensively. intentions and that if I could share that It is not my job to be a lawmaker. … It prosecuted Kathleen Kane is your first I met with the leadership from the information with you, I would. That’s a is my job to uphold the constitution and deputy? Pennsylvania Medical Society and little bit different in our agency as com- the rule of law. If I find that people’s con- SHAPIRO: A lot of times AGs will come challenged them to work with me on a pared to than what the governor does, stitutional rights are being violated — in in and they will bring in two or three memorandum of understanding on how or the treasurer or the auditor general this case some students in Pennsylvania of their key people and that’ll be that. they prescribe opioid painkillers. Obvi- does. But I’m always going to err on the — I am going to protect their interests We brought in 100 percent new senior ously, as you know, that really has been side of openness and transparency. and their rights. I think the best thing I leadership. We have Michelle and three the gateway to heroin in Pennsylvania. can do right now is understand the law, executive deputy attorneys general. We …The final thing I’ll say: the priorities THE CAUCUS: Your predecessor, understand the facts, and also see what have one for criminal, civil and public I laid out in the campaign remain our Mr. Beemer, turned down a request the Supreme Court says. So that’s the protection. They’re all brand new. A priorities and remain things that I’m fo- for review from Lancaster County on position we find ourselves in right now. chief of staff who kind of oversees exter- cused on and that I’m going to continue a Sunshine Act case. Any thoughts on nal and administrative stuff — he’s brand to press. Obviously there’s a lot of things whether Sunshine Act prosecution may THE CAUCUS: But your office is not a new. Everyone underneath him — that that come across my desk every day, be something that your office looks at, or party to, or has not filed a friend of the first tier — brand new. come across Michelle’s desk. We’re not does a greater review? court brief in the case? To answer your question, Brad: obvi- going to be inflexible on those things; SHAPIRO: I don’t know about this SHAPIRO: In fact not. The OAG in the ously Michelle is the leader of the staff, we’re going to deal with those things. specific case that you’re talking about. In past has defended the status quo and but I think what the entire group of people But those priorities that I articulated general terms, I’m certainly not going to that is one of the things that I spoke out that we’ve brought in has demonstrated is over the course of a year are the things declare that there are certain laws that about. That would be something that I it’s a new day… I can tell you Michelle and that we work on every day. we’re not going to enforce. We will en- would have to consider taking a different I have been traveling around to each of force all the laws on the books. We will position on. Again, because, as a lawyer, the offices. We spent three days in western THE CAUCUS: Are you going to rein- uphold the rule of law. And if someone let alone the attorney general, I don’t want Pennsylvania last week and the feedback stitute a public corruption unit? breaks the law, they will have this office to be in a position where I’m defending that we’re getting from people is really SHAPIRO: …It goes back to a question to deal with — where we have jurisdic- something that is unconstitutional. I have incredible in a positive way. you asked me before about personnel. tion, obviously. That is not specific to not made a final determination on that, First off, many of them have said What I’m not going to do at a table with the Sunshine Act, just more broadly. No in part because I want to see what the we haven’t seen an attorney general reporters or anyone else is dictate person- one is off-limits. No one is going to be Supreme Court says, but you can expect in over a decade. And these are our nel decisions I’m going to make both for protected or shielded. We are going to that we’ll have something to say once the offices, which I find very troubling. … internal reasons and external reasons. take violations of the law very seriously. Supreme Court rules. But by and large, I’ve been really im- Suffice it to say — and I spoke about this pressed with the high quality of people in my swearing-in speech — combating THE CAUCUS: During your campaign, THE CAUCUS: What do you do in your in this office and their commitment to public corruption is a top priority and it one of the things you talked about was spare time? doing justice. ... We don’t really spend is a necessary responsibility of this office. the possibility of a lawsuit that would SHAPIRO: I have very little spare time. any time looking backwards or talk- You should expect that we will have the try to restore equity to education fund- I’ve got four young kids, and so any min- ing about the past. We’re only talking personnel in place and a commitment of ing. Is that something you’re working on ute that I’m not working, which are very about the future. …I think that has resources in order to tackle public cor- now? Where does that stand? few minutes, I’m spending with them. created a cultural change here that is ruption and to deal with that in the most SHAPIRO: The William Penn School Dis- … Obviously, Brad, we’ve known each really welcome and needed. comprehensive and effective way. trict case — which is sort of a conglomera- other a long time — I think you know tion of school districts, the bar association my work ethic. This job has pressed that THE CAUCUS: What about the future, THE CAUCUS: Sting operations, where in Philadelphia and others — has essen- even further. I’m not in any way, shape, in terms of your goals? We know what you have an undercover agent go in and tially challenged the funding formula and or form complaining. It’s just an intense your campaign issues were. What are pose as somebody else, offer a bribe to a the amount of funding that goes to schools job that requires a lot of time and a lot of some of the high-priority things you public official who’s being taped even if across Pennsylvania. That case is pending ability to think and process and ulti- want to accomplish? there’s no “predicate’ for a crime — do before the Supreme Court. mately make smart decisions.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 T H E C A U C U S 11 CAPITOL DISPATCHES HEARINGS These House and Senate committees are scheduled to meet in the week ahead

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10 A.M., FEB. 22 10 A.M., FEB. 23 11 A.M., FEB. 24 APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIATIONS JUDICIARY 140 Main Capitol 140 Main Capitol Shusterman Hall, Budget hearings: The Pennsylvania Pub- Budget hearings: The Treasury Depart- Campus lic School Employees’ Retirement System and ment appears at 10 a.m. The Auditor Gen- 1801 N. Broad St., Philadelphia the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement eral’s Office appears at 11 a.m. The Penn- Public hearing on the import, System appear at 10 a.m. Department of Labor sylvania State System of Higher Education sale, purchase, or barter of ivory or & Industry appears at 1 p.m. The Department of appears at 1:30 p.m. The Attorney General’s rhinoceros horn. Transportation appears at 2 p.m. Office appears at 3:30 p.m.

10 A.M., FEB. 27 12:30 P.M., FEB. 27 10 A.M., FEB. 28 APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS 140 Main Capitol FINANCE COMMITTEE 140 Main Capitol Budget hearings: The Department of Envi- East Wing, Room 14 Budget Hearings: Representatives of the judicial branch ronmental Protection appears at 10 a.m. The Meeting to release reports on the com- appear at 10 a.m. The Department of Corrections and Department of Conservation & Natural Resources monwealth’s Access to Justice Act and De- Board of Probation & Parole appear at 1 p.m. The Depart- appears at 1 p.m. The Department of State ap- partment of Corrections overtime study. ment of Health and Department of Drug & Alcohol Pro- pears at 3 p.m. grams appear at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 T H E C A U C U S 13 POLITICAL HISTORY THIS WEEK IN PA HISTORY Excerpts of noteworthy, newsworthy and just plain odd political news

Y E A1 R A G O Y E A5 R S A G O Y10 E A R S A G O Ex-governors call for Santorum leads Pa. PennDOT secretary judges to be appointed presidential primary apologizes to motorists FORMER GOVS. TOM RIDGE, AND ED FORMER U.S. SEN. SURGED TO A stranded in storm Rendell held a conference call with reporters in February 29-point lead over the other three Republican presiden- 2016 and urged the Legislature to change the system of tial hopefuls — former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ALLEN D. BIEHLER electing state judges in favor of appointing them. Their call former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep. Ron apologized to motorists who were stranded on Pennsyl- came amid the fallout of scandals at the Supreme Court Paul — in Pennsylvania, a February 2012 Franklin & Marshall vania highways for as long as two days amid a Valentine’s and the millions of dollars in campaign contributions that College poll found. In a head-to-head matchup with the Day blizzard that crippled PennDOT crews earlier in Febru- flowed into the judicial contests. “Judges must be indepen- president, Santorum fared best among the field of Republi- ary 2007. “I personally apologize to all those people who dent, and judicial independence is one of the hallmarks of cans. Santorum trailed Obama by only 4 points, 41 percent endured a terrible time that they had on our interstates,” our democracy. Judges can’t be independent if they have to 37 percent, within the poll’s margin of error. Santorum Biehler said at a joint hearing before the Senate Trans- to raise that kind of money,” Rendell told reporters on the dropped out of the race before the Pennsylvania primary. portation and Emergency Preparedness committees. The call. storm, which pummeled the state with 20 inches of snow and followed up with sheets of ice, forced the close of a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 78 in eastern Pennsylvania and parts of I-81 and I-80.

Y25 E A R S A G O 50Y E A R S A G O 100Y E A R S A G O Lottery in peril as Gov. calls for minimum Probe urged into recession hits sales wage of $1.60 an hour rising food prices STATE BUDGET SECRETARY MICHAEL HERSHOCK TESTI- GOV. RAYMOND P. SHAFER SOUGHT TO BOOST THE STATE REP. LEOPOLD C. GLASS OF PHILADELPHIA fied at a February 1992 budget hearing that the Pennsyl- state’s minimum wage beyond its $1-an-hour baseline in called for a statewide investigation into the rising cost of vania Lottery was struggling to fund senior programs as February of 1967. His proposed wage hike was part of a food in February 1917. “Something must be done to relieve the recession dragged down sales, the costs of prescrip- labor package to increase unemployment and worker’s the poor from the exorbitant prices of food,” Glass said. tion drugs paid for out of the program were rising and its compensation; Shafer wanted to raise the minimum wage His proposal came amid reports of food and fuel shortages surpluses were all but tapped by the Legislature. Gov. Bob to $1.60 by July 1, 1967, 20 cents above the federal rate of nationwide and freight congestion centered in Chicago. In Casey’s administration was proposing a number of ideas $1.40 at the time. “In our 1966 platform, we said that Penn- Philadelphia and Harrisburg and other major cities, store- to shore up sales, including a new Cash 5 game and selling sylvania’s 1.5 million trade unionists and other members of keepers closed their shops following a consumer boycott instant tickets through vending machines. our workforce rank first in the nation in terms of industry, over the price of food. skill and public responsibility,” Shafer said. “Now Pennsyl- vania is showing its responsibility to these people through this legislation.”

FROM LEFT Former Govs. Ed Rendell, Mark Schweiker and Tom Ridge; former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum; former Transportation Secretary Allen D. Biehler; and former Gov. Raymond P. Shafer.

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