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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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Troian v. Caltech (Whistleblower Retaliation)
Sandra Troian, a professor at Caltech, alleged the school retaliated against her for telling the FBI about suspected federal export law violations at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She alleged Caltech conducted a campaign of retaliation that included falsely accusing her of research misconduct and other wrongdoing, preventing her from participating in campus events, and denying her more than $1 million in grant funds. Troian alleged the retaliation began in 2012 when she notified the FBI of concerns that a postdoctoral researcher working on a space propulsion system funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency had sent restricted data to Israel and posted it on a public website without permission. The lawsuit was settled in late 2017.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- Defense - General
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Complaint
- 11/13/2014
Further Information |
Released |
Complaint |
11/13/2014 |