A former employee of a U.S. Government contractor in Afghanistan pleaded guilty earlier this month to accepting over $250 thousand in kickbacks from an Afghan subcontract. What did this Government contractor employee have to do to get his $250 thousand kickback? He assisted the subcontractor in obtaining subcontracts – the classic kickback scheme.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Inadequate Sole-Source Justifications
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’