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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
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contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
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the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Failure to Test Navigation System Components
Northrop Grumman paid $12.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that, from November 1998 until February 2007, Northrop’s Navigation Systems Division failed to test commercial-grade electronic components to ensure that they would function at the extreme temperatures required for military and space uses. The components were being manufactured for the Navy, Army, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Coast Guard and the Forest Service for use in airplane, helicopter, submarine and space equipment navigation systems.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- Multiple Agencies
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 6/23/2010