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Unisys Corporation

Failure to Disclose Information During Contract Negotiations

Date: 08/02/2001 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Defense – Air Force

Contracting Party: Defense - Air Force

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,430,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Unisys Corporation agreed to pay the United States $1,430,000 to settle claims that it failed to disclose accurate and complete information to the Air Force during 1990 contract negotiations to build a radar system known as the North Warning System, in violation of the False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. Unisys failed to disclose that it was considering subcontracting certain quality control work to a company called ASR Corporation.