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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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Hawaiian Telcom Contract Dispute
Hawaiian Telcom hired BearingPoint in 2004 to help run customer billing systems when it took over Hawaii’s largest telephone network from Verizon. Hawaiian Telcom blamed BearingPoint for problems that arose during the changeover, such as customer complaints of long waits on help lines and double billings. In February 2007, BearingPoint agreed to pay Hawaiian Telcom $52 million and forego $29.6 million in unpaid invoices to settle the matter.
- Misconduct Type
- Poor Contract Performance
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- Non-Governmental
- Court Type
- N/A
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 2/8/2007
