EXPOSÉ: America's Investigative Reports . Friends in High Places

Introduction

Top Ten Federal Contractors

Top 10 Federal Contractors

Boeing Co.

Total awards: $21,347,810,866

Awards from the Department of Defense: $18,890,249,207

What they do: The leading international supplier of commercial aircraft, Boeing found itself in hot water two years ago for allegedly engaging in industrial espionage against its rivals to earn government contracts, but the company remains a major recipient of federal aerospace contracts. The company has codenamed future designs after Muppet characters, so someday you may find yourself flying on the "Kermit Cruiser."

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Exposé: America's Investigative Reports is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York in association with the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Funders for Exposé: America's Investigative Reports include: Anderson Family Charitable Fund, The Jacob Burns Foundation, The Betsy & Jesse Fink Foundation, Philip Harper, Park Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Bernard & Irene Schwartz, and Tracy & Eric Semler.