 At the White House's request Moskowitz and Perlmutter were included on monthly conference calls with the contracting team responsible for overseeing a $16b contract to overhaul the Department's records system.The Mar-A-Lago Crowd were in almost constant contact with Secretary, calling him several times a day including nights and weekends.In late 2017 the relationship between the Mar-A-Lago Crowd and Secretary Shulkin began to fray.