Comptroller General of the U.S., Gene L. Dodaro, recently testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the GAO’s report on high-risk areas. The statement notes: “Substantial efforts are needed by the executive branch to achieve progress on highrisk areas. Addressing GAO’s hundreds of open recommendations across the high-risk areas and continued […]
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The United States Justice Department released a statement on March 5, 2019, regarding $25 million obtained in forfeited funds as part of a successful effort to root out fraud and corruption in government contracting in Afghanistan. According to the document: “The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture case against assets […]
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According to an article posted on Law360, The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has again rejected IBM’s claims over an alleged leak of its bid on a $47.8 million IT support deal to Accenture Federal Services, LLC. Accenture won the task order. IBM protested that the awardee violated the procurement integrity provisions of the Office of Federal […]
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims decides that the TSA unlawfully overrode an automatic stay of performance. A stay of performance is triggered when a protest is filed. Aviation Security Management LLC was to receive a $48 million contract to provide airport security services for the TSA. TSA’s Screening Partnership Program (“SPP”) is a statutorily authorized […]
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On February 14, 2019, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released the ‘Summary and Follow-up Report on Audits of DoD Energy Savings Performance Contracts. According to the report’s objective: We summarized systemic problems with the contract administration of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) reported in eight Government Accountability Office (GAO), DoD OIG, and […]
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