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Booz Allen Hamilton

NASA Overbilling

Date: 05/29/2009 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: GSA

Contracting Party: NASA

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $325,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. (BAH) signed a settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia, to pay the United States $325,000. An anonymous whistleblower who worked as a contract specialist at NASA alleged that BAH was billing for employees at higher job categories than would have been justified by their experience, inflating their monthly hours and submitting excessive billing at their off-site rate.