Enforcement
False Claims Act settlements, suspensions and debarments, and procurement fraud enforcement.
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Enforcement
$1.12 Million MRE Theft Scheme Ends in Conviction for Former Fort Bliss Contractor
A federal jury convicted former Fort Bliss contractor Joseph Lavar Davis of stealing over 200 pallets of MREs worth $1.12 million using falsified requisitions; three co-conspirators already pleaded guilty, and sentencing is set for October 2026.
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Enforcement
DOE Nuclear Cleanup Contracts Keep Locking In Costly Fixes Before Cheaper Options Get a Look, GAO Finds
A GAO review of DOE nuclear waste cleanup projects found 11 of 21 mission need statements named a specific costly solution instead of an open-ended need, narrowing competition and contributing to over $2 billion in cost growth since 2022.
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Enforcement
Pentagon Weapons Delivery Now Averages 12 Years as Rapid-Acquisition Programs Keep Starting Immature, GAO Finds
GAO's annual weapons assessment finds average delivery time for new capabilities has topped 12 years, with 18 of 40 rapid-pathway programs since 2018 starting on immature technology, delaying the T-7A, Dark Eagle, DDG 51 Flight III destroyers, and Next-Gen OPIR-GEO.
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Enforcement
NASA IG Questions $127.9M in Boeing Starliner Payments as Certification Slips Past 2027
NASA's inspector general questioned $127.9 million in Boeing Starliner payments and warned the spacecraft may not earn human-rating certification before 2027 — if ever — citing overconfidence in heritage systems and unresolved technical failures.
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Enforcement
DOJ Names Foreign-Funding Nondisclosure and NASA China Certifications as Top False Claims Act Grant-Fraud Targets
At a June 24 House oversight hearing, DOJ's Brenna Jenny laid out False Claims Act enforcement focus areas for federal research grants, including undisclosed foreign funding, NASA China certifications, and DEI programs.
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Enforcement
Senate and House Oversight Probe $16M No-Bid Reflecting Pool Contracts Steered Under 'Unusual and Compelling Urgency'
Congressional investigators are demanding records on National Park Service no-bid contracts for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after costs ballooned from a promised $1.8M to as much as $16M and work went to firms with no relevant federal track record.
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Enforcement
$3.1M False Claims Act Deal Resolves Phantom-Employee and Size-Fraud Claims Across 49 Federal Contracts
Sanford Federal, Inc. and owner Joseph Mandour agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the firm faked employee credentials and misrepresented its size to win set-aside work spanning 49 contracts and multiple agencies, DOJ said.
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Enforcement
Only 3 of 8 Cloud Systems at State, VA, SBA Had Full Continuous Monitoring, GAO Finds
GAO-26-108443 reviewed eight cloud systems across four agencies and found only three had fully implemented continuous monitoring. The watchdog issued 12 recommendations to State, VA, and SBA to tighten provider oversight, service-level agreements, and incident response.
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Enforcement
FraudNet Fielded 9,350 Fraud and Waste Tips in FY2025, Routing One-Third to Agency Watchdogs
GAO's FraudNet hotline processed more than 9,350 fraud, waste, and abuse allegations in fiscal 2025 and referred roughly 3,100 to over 60 entities, including OIGs at Defense, HHS, Justice, and the VA, per a new activity report.
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Enforcement
VA Medical Centers Buy Drugs Off the Open Market Outside the Prime Vendor Contract Without Documenting Why, OIG Finds
A June 25, 2026 VA OIG audit found medical facility staff failed to document the basis for buying pharmaceuticals on the open market instead of through the prime vendor contract, undercutting the program's leveraged pricing. OIG wants VHA to issue documentation guidance.
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Enforcement
Outdated FAR Hampers $10B Federal Cloud Procurement, GAO Finds
A GAO report found federal cloud spending has surpassed $10B annually, but 24 agencies face outdated FAR definitions, conflicting OMB-NIST guidance, and a retired spending data system. GAO issued recommendations to GSA, DHS, CISA, and the Federal CIO Council, and presented two matters for congressional consideration.
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Enforcement
Alabama Defense Contractor LOGZONE Pays $507K to Settle Navy Cybersecurity Fraud After Audit Reveals Score of Negative 170
DOJ announced that LOGZONE Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama agreed to pay $507,144 to resolve False Claims Act allegations tied to cybersecurity non-compliance on two Navy contracts, after a DIBCAC audit found the firm's actual NIST SP 800-171 score was negative 170 — versus a self-reported perfect 110.
