The GAO (Government Accountability Office) issued a report yesterday claiming that DOE’s (Department of Energy) lax management and oversight of its contractors puts its contract management at a High Risk. The audit was requested by Senator McCaskill who was herself, at one time, an auditor. For example, the GAO noted that in November 2016, DOE contractors constructing a nuclear waste treatment plant agreed to pay $125 million to settle a lawsuit alleging, among other things, that a contractor improperly used federal funds for lobbying purposes.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DOE is Lax on Fraud
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’
