1.   A new contractor has been chosen, but the identity of the contractor will be announced in two months, he said.

2.   Also, a contractor is chosen for its demolition.

3.   Napocor is scheduled to choose a contractor in March from among seven groups that submitted bids last month.

4.   Officials said the Pakrac and Kusonje sites could be cleared within weeks once the contractor was chosen.

5.   President Bush has said he prefers the House GOP approach, giving him flexibility in choosing private contractors over federal workers.

6.   Pulte, he said, has been unwilling to let him hire contractors to make repairs, but wants to choose the contractors itself.

7.   On Tuesday, a journalism Internet site, Tehelka.com, published an investigative report that alleged corruption in the way the government chooses defense contractors.

8.   Work on removing the asbestos and refurbishing the building has been delayed while the government dithered over how to choose a contractor.