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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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Violation of DOE Safety Procedures (Hanford)
In violation of Department of Energy safety procedures, “workers [at the Hanford, WA plutonium plant] unwrapped a highly contaminated Filter Press without utilizing appropriate engineering and/or administrative controls. As a result, an Airborne Radioactivity Area was created which was not adequately recognized, posted, or controlled.” The base civil penalty for the violations was $165,000, which the Department of Energy mitigated by half.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- Energy
- Contracting Party
- Energy
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of PNOV
- 5/19/2000
