The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last Friday a partial settlement in a case involving questionable subcontracting practices by an Energy Department contractor and one of its subcontractors. The investigation is ongoing but one of the parties agreed to pay $2 million to resolve its part of the case.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: $2 Million Settlement in Small Business Subcontracting 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’