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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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F-16 Overcharge
General Dynamics settled a lawsuit alleging that it overcharged the Department of Defense for testing F-16 fighter jets. Four former company employees who tested the F-16s at Edwards Air Force Base “claimed that General Dynamics billed DOD for thousands of hours that were never worked, using falsified time cards from employees who regularly left the plant early. The fraud occurred from 1982 to 1986 and involved about 50 employees.”
- Misconduct Type
- Cost/Labor Mischarge
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- Defense - Air Force
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 2/7/1995
