A professor of civil and environmental engineering from Washington State University (WSU) was arrested and charged with defrauding the Government out of $8 million in federal research fund last February. He has been charged with fabricating letters of support and investment, providing false information in research grant proposals and reports, and providing falsified reports and emails regarding how federal research funds were spent.
Source: Why Contractors and Grantees Need Government Oversight | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update:
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’
