Menu
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.
Read more…
Hazardous Materials Shipping Violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against MIT for alleged violations of Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations. The FAA alleged that MIT submitted a package containing lithium batteries to FedEx for transportation by air from Cambridge to Seattle in August 2009. The package, which caught fire at a FedEx sorting facility, was not properly labeled and marked as containing hazardous materials. In addition, the FAA alleged that MIT employees were not properly trained and tested to handle hazardous materials.
- Misconduct Type
- Health
- Enforcement Agency
- Transportation
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of FAA Notice
- 7/26/2011