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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
California Institute of Technology
4 instances of misconduct since 1995 | $10.0M in penalties
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.
| Correspondence | Date |
|---|---|
| Letter to Caltech | 10/19/2006 |
| Second Letter to Caltech | 11/17/2006 |
| Third Letter to Caltech | 6/4/2008 |
| FY | Rank | Contract Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #25 | $2,727.9M |
| 2017 | #30 | $2,361.0M |
| 2016 | #26 | $2,149.1M |
| 2015 | #29 | $1,865.9M |
| 2014 | #29 | $1,726.6M |
| 2013 | #35 | $1,716.0M |
| 2012 | #41 | $1,687.0M |
| 2011 | #41 | $1,646.4M |
4 Instances of Misconduct since 1995
1 additional instance of misconduct pending resolution.
| Date | Instance | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Total | ||
| 4/3/2020 |
EEOC Age Bias Suit California Institute of Technology |
$10,000,000 |
| 11/13/2014 |
Troian v. Caltech (Whistleblower Retaliation) California Institute of Technology |
$0 |
| 7/12/2012 |
NCAA Reprimand California Institute of Technology |
$5,000 |
| 4/14/2010 |
Coppedge v. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Religious Discrimination) California Institute of Technology |
Pending |
| 1/4/2002 |
Moore v. California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory (False Claims Act) California Institute of Technology |
$0 |
