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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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Breach of USPS Mail Sorting Machine Contract
In May 2012, Northrop Grumman sued the United States Postal Service (USPS) for violating the terms of a contract awarded by the USPS in 2007 to produce 100 flat mail sorting machines. Northrop alleges that the USPS imposed numerous after-the-fact changes to the contract that delayed and disrupted delivery of the systems and drove up costs. In October 2012, the USPS filed a breach of contract counterclaim seeking more than $410 million in damages.
- Misconduct Type
- Poor Contract Performance
- Enforcement Agency
- USPS
- Contracting Party
- USPS
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Pending
- Date of USPS Counterclaim
- 10/31/2012
