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

Whistleblower Network News

Fraud in the government contracting process costs taxpayers untold dollars each year,” said U.S. We will continue to work with our federal law enforcement partners to investigate and pursue those who commit government contracting fraud.” Attorney Prim F. Escalona for the Northern District of Alabama. “We

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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

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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

An investigation launched by the National Anti-Corruption Agency examined potential irregularities in similar contracts dating back to 2013, and charges were brought against more than 40 people. Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion.

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

European Law: Public Procurement

However, a ‘twin’ provision can be found in Article 41 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. View the full article

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. billion (~US$23 million) contract to improve traffic light management in Santo Domingo’s capital after multiple irregularities were identified in the procurement process.