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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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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Construction False Claims
Bechtel and AECOM Energy & Construction paid $57.75 million to resolve allegations that for a decade they overcharged the government for labor costs on a contract to build the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site. The government alleged the companies claimed reimbursement for costs associated with time that was not productively worked, including downtime, idle time, standby time, and other non-productive time, some of which was unallowable under the circumstances that existed at the times those costs were incurred.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- Energy
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 8/31/2020