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Dell Whistleblower Suit Leads to $4.3 Million Settlement over Non-Competitive Bids to the Army

Whistleblower Network News

This settlement demonstrates the department’s commitment to hold accountable those who overcharge the government through collusion or other unlawful conduct.” “The United States relies on competition to get the best value and price for the American taxpayers,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M.

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Justice Department expands its procurement fraud strike force

Federal News Network

That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. The term collusion strike force, which is a mouthful. They are able to spot the indicators, the red flags of these collusive schemes and report them. Collusion and so forth. Dan Glad Sure.

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FBI, DCIS raid Carahsoft headquarters

Federal News Network

billion in federal contracts in fiscal 2023, with the Defense Department being the company’s biggest customer, accounting for more than $653 million, according to USAspending.gov. Multiple emails to Carahsoft’s attorney, Richard Conway of Blank Rome, also weren’t returned. Carahsoft won more than $1.4

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The power of procurement data: How one villager unveiled a corruption scandal

Open Contracting Partnership

Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion. Open data provides the foundation for these other elements to thrive, enabling citizens, journalists, and authorities to act as watchdogs and hold those in power accountable.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

On the other hand, excessive disclosure of information can increase market transparency and be used as a means to collude or to reinforce collusion by tenderers. Therefore, rules on disclosure of information should take into account their potentially restrictive or distortive effects on competition.

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Converting a Procurement from Sealed Bidding to Competitive Proposals

Public Contracting Institute

19, 2023, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) had made an impermissible conversion to competitive proposals (negotiated procurement) and sustained a protest. In Great Lakes Dredge & Drydock Co., LLC, B-421676.4,

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Two roles of procurement in public sector digitalisation: gatekeeping and experimentation

How to Crack a Nut

There is emerging evidence of experimentation in procurement digitalisation, which is shedding light on regulatory risks and challenges.