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==Wiring a project to past employer==

==Wiring a project to past employer==

In October 2010, Beaudette was caught in a "[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wired%20deal wired deal]", where a research project was awarded to his former employer, without a competitive request for proposal (RFP) being issued.  This may have been a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation's own policy on purchasing and disbursements.  The news media wrote about [http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/wikimedia-foundation-wires-biased-study-of-donors this scandal].

In October 2010, Beaudette was caught in a "[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wired%20deal wired deal]", where a research project was awarded to his former employer, without a competitive request for proposal (RFP) being issued.  This may have been a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation's own [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Purchasing_%26_Disbursements_Procedures policy on purchasing and disbursements].  The news media wrote about [http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/wikimedia-foundation-wires-biased-study-of-donors this scandal].

Soon after, several Wikimedia volunteers [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-October/061529.html asked] to know [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-October/061534.html more] about the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-October/061536.html award] of the research contract to '''Q2 Consulting, LLC'''.

Soon after, several Wikimedia volunteers [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-October/061529.html asked] to know [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-October/061534.html more] about the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-October/061536.html award] of the research contract to '''Q2 Consulting, LLC'''.