Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Introducing the Insider
The Industry Defined
HUBZones: Anyone Can Play
Beyond Reproach: The Incumbent's Bind
Breaking Wave: Human Resources BPO
Cooperative Personnel Services: Differentiating Not a Problem
Adventures in Marketing
Policy & Regs: Can We Satisfy the Appetite for Cleared Personnel?
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Since the government settled four False Claims Act cases for alleged fraud with prominent government services firms in January, we've sought to interview Neal Roberts, the whistleblower involved in all four. A former PWC partner and law professor, he is active a fraud expert active in False Claims suits both as a plaintiff's attorney and as a whistleblower. While he wouldn't discuss his specific cases or False Claims Act tradecraft, he has some strategic and useful things to say about making cases, and by extension, fighting them.
Also included: (1) criteria the government uses to determine whether to pursue False Claims cases, (2) some recent stats on FCA activity, and (3) some hints on where government policy on whistleblowers may be heading, based on recent fiscal measures enacted by Congress, and, a recent Supreme Court ruling.
For more than two years, DoD has been sharply cutting its use of GSA contract vehicles. Now, Defense is poised to constrain the use other agencies' contracts using budgetary law. While this is a dry subject, the policy has dire business consequences: hundreds of millions of dollars could be caught up by DoD's retroactive policy pronouncement, and hundreds of GSA's existing purchasing actions might have to be terminated. We provide analysis and recommendations.
Ah, those lists! On the one hand, they're valuable, offering a rare way to compare business growth from year to year or from company to company. On the other hand, they can be seriously misleading if misused. We suggest what to look for and how not to interpret them.