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About POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The government awards contracts to companies with histories of misconduct such as contract fraud and environmental, ethics, and labor violations. In the absence of a centralized federal database listing instances of misconduct, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is providing such data. We believe that it will lead to improved contracting decisions and public access to information about how the government spends hundreds of billions of taxpayer money each year on goods and services. Report an instance of misconduct »
Ranking: 44
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) enrolls more than 2,100 students and offers programs in areas such as chemistry and chemical engineering, geological and planetary sciences, physics, math, astronomy, humanities, social sciences, and engineering. The school receives about half of its operating revenue through research grants, primarily from government agencies. Its professors and graduates have snared a total of 31 Nobel Prizes; other alumni include filmmaker Frank Capra and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Caltech operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which supervises Mars exploration programs and other interplanetary missions, under contract to NASA. The school was founded in 1891.
Federal Contract $: $1646.4m
Total Number of Instances: 1
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 0.0m
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Instances of Misconduct
1. Moore v. California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory (False Claims Act)
Michael Moore filed suit against California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory under the False Claims Act False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. and the Major Fraud Act 18 USC § 1031, et. seq. As an employee at the laboratory, Moore had noted problems on an antenna being sold to NASA. Upon acknowledging these problems, Moore was threatened with demotion and ultimately resigned. The initial court ruling was summary judgment on behalf of the defendant, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the decision. The case settled through a confidential settlement in late 2002.... more»
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