On Thursday, December 8, 2011, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 did a special investigative report on a questionable $433 million government contract for the production of an experimental smallpox drug to SIGA Technologies Inc., which is owned by billionaire Ron Perelman, a longtime Democratic Party donor. This contract was originally designated as a small business contract, however in May 2011, SIGA was awarded the contract through a "sole-source" procurement in which it was the only company asked to submit a proposal.