Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The department will hold accountable contractors that knowingly overcharge the United States to enrich themselves,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. In successful qui tam cases, whistleblowers are eligible to receive between 15 and 30% of the settlement or judgement.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

And the oversight and accountability of subcontracting efforts by prime contractors is getting more scrutiny. The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress on the state of bid protests always is fascinating. In 2023, GAO received more than 350 protests alone over CIO-SP4.

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FedScoop

APRIL 11, 2024

Digital Registry, a database for tracking official government social media accounts, mobile websites, and apps. Part of the goal was to better track government social media efforts — and update an earlier federal social media registry meant to help people verify that government accounts were authentic. Government digital platforms.”

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its enforcement results for the 2023 Fiscal Year. In addition to detailing the agency’s enforcement successes, the SEC’s announcement revealed that the 2023 Fiscal Year was a record year for the agency’s whistleblower program. securities laws.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When the Office of Federal Procurement Policy launched its Better Contracting Initiative in November 2023, leaders promised this time would be different when it came to developing enterprisewide software licenses. Currently, prices routinely vary up to 20% for the same software across agencies, OMB wrote in its fact sheet about BCI in 2023.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

On December 5, Blueprint for Free Speech announced their 2023 Whistleblowing Awards. For more information on the 2023 Blueprint Whistleblowing Awards visit: [link] The post 2023 Blueprint Whistleblowing Prizes Honor Bravery and Integrity of 11 Whistleblowers appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission, revealed that the SEC Whistleblower Program received a record 18,000 whistleblower tips in the 2023 Fiscal Year. The public’s tips, complaints, and referrals (TCRs) are essential to our work as a cop on the beat,” Gensler stated during remarks at the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum. “We

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FedScoop

MARCH 13, 2024

The ticket, which was filed with NASA’s office of the chief information officer, says the theft was discovered on July 24, 2023. The NASA Office of Inspector General did not provide a comment, and a September 2023 report to Congress did not appear to directly reference the incident.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 26, 2024

On June 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of the Whistleblower released its Annual Report for the 2023 Fiscal Year. During FY 2023, the IRS Whistleblower Program awarded $88.7 million awarded in FY 2023 more than doubles the $37 million awarded in FY 2022. million. “The The fact that it takes an average of 11.26

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Discussions & Clarifications

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Government Accountability Office ("GAO") published its much anticipated Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023. Last week, the U.S.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Join us for an in-depth look at key accounting strategies and lessons from recent SBA size appeal decisions involving affiliation issues, joint ventures, and receipts calculation. Learn how to properly account for inter-affiliate transactions, raise strong arguments, and avoid missteps that could lead to an adverse size determination.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We will hold accountable health care companies who adopt automatic coding practices that lead to unnecessary and improper billing.” In July 2023, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023 , which address a few technical loopholes undermining the success of the FCA.

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FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

But in the meantime, we will continue to have human interaction and expert account managers to help.” The IRS reported more than 98 million e-filed returns in 2010, accounting for nearly 70% of total filings. The post With 2023 tax season in the rearview, IRS commissioner eyes expansion of AI capabilities appeared first on FedScoop.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 6, 2025

After a complicated procedural history, GAO said that an agency must take into account a corporate transaction and novation, even if the agency wasn’t aware of the novation at time of proposal submission. EmeSec), submitted a proposal on May 1, 2023 under the name EmeSec. In DecisionPoint Corporation- f/k/a Emesec Inc. ,

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ExecutiveBiz

MAY 28, 2024

Traw, who possesses over 15 years of accounting and finance leadership, will be tasked with the establishment of a scalable infrastructure that maintains compliance while remaining in line with organizational goals, NSTXL said Wednesday. Traw joined NSTXL in November 2023. Her prior […]

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Challenges to a $50 billion government-wide IT contracting vehicle, CIO-SP4, contributed to a 22% increase in bid protests handled by the Government Accountability Office, according to numbers the agency submitted to Congress. There were 368 in fiscal 2023, compared to 344 in fiscal 2022.

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Government Contract Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Government Accountability Office. This month's protest spotlight highlights three decisions by the U.S.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 18, 2024

CBCA Annual Report CBCA’s 2023 annual report covers a good amount of ground. 12, 2023) VA issued cure notices for performance of a contract for inscription services at a VA cemetery. Taking the statistics into account, a great many CBCA appeals end in settlement. Some good takeaways are below: Alan E.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Contractors brought protests to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) more than 2,000 times last year, up more than 20% from fiscal 2022. He is one of the managing associate general counsel at the Government Accountability Office. So to summarize, there were 2,041 cases closed in fiscal 2023 versus 1,655 the year before.

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

MAY 1, 2023

By: Coleman Jackson, Attorney & Certified Public Accountant May 1, 2023 So many Americans died during the Covid-19 Pandemic! Many families learned during this period of hardship and lost that estate planning and asset protection is not merely for the powerful and well-to-do but is for everyone.

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Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Well, it is about time.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

In 2021 and 2023, OCP partnered with ACIJ to assess the urbanizations real effects. Just as importantly, the project has fostered a culture of accountability, strengthening the connection between communities, civil society organizations, and the government. Grecia Guzmn, Villa 20 resident Today, Villa 20 is changing.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Your feedback keeps us honest and accountable. In 2023, our annual community survey became even more critical for us as we shaped our new organizational strategy, which we are very excited to share with you next month. Both our 2023 score and our final strategy count landed on an average 6.9

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

The department is committed to holding accountable those who engage in kickback arrangements that undermine the integrity of federal healthcare programs.” In July 2023, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023 , which address a few technical loopholes undermining the success of the FCA.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Medical devices like heart monitors, which are under the purview of the Food and Drug Administration, have cybersecurity vulnerabilities that aren’t frequently exploited but nevertheless pose risks to hospital networks and patients, according to a recent watchdog report.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The reporting that agencies are required by a 2018 law to do on various website and digital services benchmarks is often incomplete and inconsistent, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. In 2023, 109 out of 192 modernization requirements — eight per each CFO Act agency — were met, up from 84 the previous year.

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FedScoop

MAY 8, 2024

The bill’s requirements come directly from recommendations in a September 2023 Government Accountability Office study that Connolly requested. “I Gerry Connolly, D-Va., pushes the EPA to update the IT system for storing AirNow and the Air Quality System (AQS).

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Federal agencies paid $236 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2023, a drop of about $11 billion from the prior year, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Make sure you talk to your AWS account representative to see what to join so you don’t miss the fun. Set aside time to build connections You never know what could come out of a conversation at re:Invent, whether it’s finding the perfect solution to a business problem or making new connections.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Understanding The Public Sector Contract Termination Under The Procurement Act 2023 Contract termination provisionsare a crucial aspect ofpublic procurement compliance UK, guaranteeing thatcontracting authoritiescan legally and efficiently handle supplier relationships under theProcurement Act 2023.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 14, 2024

According to the Government Accountability Office, the Social Security Administration has spent roughly $62 million on the service but has taken in just $25 million in user fees, putting it off pace to meet the law’s requirement to fully recover the service’s total cost by the end of fiscal year 2027.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) made more than 140 announcements at re:Invent 2023. Take advantage of generative AI 2023 was a big year for generative AI at AWS. You can use Cost Optimization Hub to identify, filter, and aggregate AWS cost optimization recommendations across your AWS accounts and AWS Regions.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

It is essential to hold pharmacies accountable when they knowingly fail to abide by the rules and requirements of our national health care programs.” In FY 2023, the DOJ recovered $2.68 In FY 2023, the DOJ recovered $2.68 Handberg for the Middle District of Florida. “It The bill is widely supported by whistleblower advocates.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And as you can see from SBA’s descriptions for its “who,” “where,” “when,” and “what” questions, SBA is still looking for a specific and detailed account of all the relevant facts for each incident. Call us at 785-200-8919. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to court documents from July 2023, “Carahsoft has acknowledged that it has in its possession, custody or control thousands of documents that are responsive to the Civil Investigative Demand (CID) but that it has failed to produce.” Carahsoft won more than $1.4 So far in 2024, Carahsoft has won more than $960 million in prime awards.

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