Top bar

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 »

Lockheed Martin

Falsification of Testing Records (Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory)

Date: 09/21/1998 (Date of PNOV)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Energy

Contracting Party: Energy

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $55,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: “In October 1997, two reactor operators at the Advanced Test Reactor Critical Facility in Idaho falsified records to indicate that the required testing of reactor safety systems had been performed, when in fact it had not. Additionally, the reactor supervisor, upon discovering that such testing had not been performed, failed to notify management representatives of the problem. The safety systems involved are relied on to automatically shutdown the reactor in an emergency. This enforcement action includes a $55,000 fine. The contractor has taken disciplinary actions against the employees involved and has also undertaken formal measures to improve the conduct of operations at the site's nuclear facilities.”