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Ranking: 36
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. is a $3.1 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing approximately 15,000 people in 23 states.
Federal Contract $: $2122.0m
Total Number of Instances: 4
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 46.5m
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Instances of Misconduct
1. National Metal Technologies, Inc. v. Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Antitrust and Breach of Contract)
On March 12, 2002, a civil action was filed against ATK [Alliant Techsystems Inc.] in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. National Metal Technologies (NMT) had a contract to supply ATK with ammunition links for the ammunition production business. The charges alleged that ATK breached this contract, violated antitrust laws, and interfered with competition and, therefore, the plaintiffs were entitled to damages of $30 million. The case was settled for $6 million on March 24, 2005.... more»
2. Pratt v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc. and Hercules, Inc. (Overcharging the Government)
In March of 1997, Alliant Techsystems was charged with overcharging the Navy for labor costs on contracts dealing with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The complaint was made by a former employee of Alliant and co-defendant Hercules, Inc. under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., and filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The complaint alleged that the companies falsified labor hours and led employees to do so. Each company agreed to settle for $2.25 million, or a total of $4.5 million.... more»
3. Failure to Provide Accurate Cost and Pricing Data to Army
Alliant Techsystems agreed to pay $1.3 million in civil restitution to settle allegations that it failed to provide U.S. Army contract negotiators with the most current, complete and accurate cost and pricing data for the purchase of AT-4 Light Anti-Armor weapons. The complaint alleged that negotiators were not notified that Alliant was changing from a two- to a one-piece muzzle cover, which should have resulted in a substantial reduction in cost to the government.... more»
4. U.S. ex rel. Dye v. ATK Launch Systems (Defective Battlefield Flares)
A False Claims Act lawsuit alleged that ATK Launch Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliant Techsystems, manufactured dangerous and defective battlefield flares for which the U.S. Army and Air Force paid ATK more than $100 million. It was discovered that the flares could ignite if dropped from low heights. The lawsuit also alleged company officials knew of the defect but never notified the government and never tested the flares. Kendall Dye, a manager of ATK's flare program, filed the lawsuit in April 2006. In April 2012, ATK Launch Systems agreed to pay nearly $37 million to settle the lawsuit -- $21 million in cash and $16 million in remedial services to fix the 76,000 flares remaining in the government’s inventory.... more»
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