A former Commerce Department employee has been indicted on a conspiracy to pay and receive bribes. Back in 2006, the computer systems at a Commerce Department agency were infected by a computer virus. The infection required Commerce to shut down internet access to many of its computers for an extended period of time and to construct a new computer network that had not been infected by the virus.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Former Commerce Employee Indicted on Bribery Charges
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’
