Cost-Plus Contracts

Cost-Plus Contracts

Northrop Grumman Pays $5.2 Million for Fraudulent USPS Contract Labor Billing

| Importance: 7/10

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation agreed to pay $5.2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it fraudulently billed the United States Postal Service for personnel who lacked the required education and experience qualifications specified in their contract labor categories. The …

Northrop Grumman Department of Justice U.S. Postal Service USPS Office of Inspector General Defense Contractors Fraud False Claims Act Contractor Abuse Accountability +1 more
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Northrop Grumman Pays $11.4 Million for Illegally Billing Executive Compensation to Federal Contracts

| Importance: 8/10

Northrop Grumman Corporation paid the United States $11.4 million to settle government claims that it violated a 2002 settlement agreement with the Defense Contract Management Agency by improperly charging federal contracts for deferred compensation awards to key executives, demonstrating how …

Northrop Grumman Department of Justice Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Contractors Fraud False Claims Act Executive Compensation Contractor Abuse +2 more
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