The Justice Department announced last week that a business owner who falsely represented his company as owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran was convicted of that crime. In this case, the “rent-a-vet” was the owner’s own father-in-law who was disabled alright, but was in no condition to exert even a nominal amount of management responsibilities, much less 51 percent.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Another “Rent-a-Vet” Scheme Uncovered and Prosecuted
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’