The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with a DOE contractor who agreed to pay $5 million to resolve a couple of issues including a charge that it billed the Government for internal audit work by an individual that had no auditing experience and failed to provide any meaningful oversight of the Audit Department.
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’