SAIC TO PAY $2.5 MILLION TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE

[seemslikeadream]

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP. TO PAY $2.5 MILLION TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE IN TEXAS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to pay the United States $2.5 million to settle allegations that it made false claims and engaged in defective pricing on delivery orders with the Air Force for environmental clean-up at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. SAIC, a San Diego-based research and engineering company, provides information technology to commercial and government customers.

i-Newswire, 2005-04-29 - The government’s complaint alleged that the corporation knowingly failed to disclose information about its costs during price negotiations with the Air Force, as required by the federal Truth in Negotiations Act. The lawsuit alleged that SAIC, in internally developing its cost and price proposals, utilized hidden management reserves to inflate its estimates of the amount of labor hours it would require to complete the delivery orders, but never told the Air Force about the reserves or the padded hours.

“Today’s settlement again demonstrates the United States' commitment to protecting the federal government from contractor fraud and abuse,” said Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General for the Department's Civil Division. "The United States relies on the honesty of its contractors to provide accurate billing information.”

The settlement resolves an action under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, filed by Michael Dwight Woodlee in January 2002. The Justice Department joined the action in August 2004, and filed the government’s complaint one month later.

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[Robbien]

1. Now why is SAIC being forced to pay when Halliburton doesn't?

Are they not both favored by BushCo?

Halliburton doesn't have to pay when fraud is discovered. Wonder why SAIC has to pay.

[Wickerman]

2. No Halliburton affiliation

+ small 'taters, that'll get ya busted every time.

“Today’s settlement again demonstrates the United States' commitment to protecting the federal government from contractor fraud and abuse,"

Make an example while Bush*'s friends loot billions.

[Robbien]

3. SAIC were the ones who blessed the voting machines

and while not as big as Halliburton, SAIC gets billions from fed contracts.

[Daphne08]

4. Say what?

"Today’s settlement again demonstrates the United States' commitment to protecting the federal government from contractor fraud..."

Don't get me started!! :rant: