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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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Defense Database Hacking
According to the Department of Defense Inspector General’s 2009 semiannual report to congress, in Feburary 2009, Apptis repaid $1.3 million of a $5.4 million DoD information technology contract after Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) investigators concluded that Apptis and a subcontractor “failed to perform and deliver proper network security and information assurance services to the government” as required by the contract. The DCIS began its investigation in August 2007 after the database being maintained by Apptis and/or the subcontractor was breached by a hacker believed to be from China.
- Misconduct Type
- Poor Contract Performance
- Enforcement Agency
- Defense – General
- Contracting Party
- Defense - General
- Court Type
- N/A
- Disposition
- Restitution
- Date of Repayment
- 2/18/2009