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Highlights from the October 2006 Issue of Government Services Insider

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Justice Said to Be Preparing Broad Procurement Fraud Campaign

Paul McNulty, now deputy attorney general, is ready to roll out a national-scale reprise of the procurement fraud initiative he launched while US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia. The timing is no surprise—we've been told to expect the announcement by the end of October or early November.

Mingling with Whistleblowers

We attended an annual meeting sponsored by the advocacy group Taxpayers Against Fraud to rub shoulders with whistleblowers, their counsel, and prosecutors who specialize in false claims cases. We were exposed to some expert thoughts on where the false claims action will likely be in the future.

Additionally, though barred from a whistleblowers-only meeting, we were given some color commentary on their motivations and career paths after lodging their first cases.

Coping with Services Contracting Reforms

After almost 18 months of review, the congressionally established Acquisition Advisory Panel, mandated by the 2004 Services Acquisition Reform Act, is preparing its final report, expected before the end of this year. The panel is recommending over three dozen policy changes across a wide range of issues. Alan Chvotkin identifies several of the most significant ones for the government services industry and suggests where the recommendations could be improved.

Short Takes and Updates

BearingPoint was just ruled to be defaulting on $200 million worth of bonds, but its overriding problem is surviving. It could be saleable.
FBI's Sentinel program is still in the honeymoon period. ICF International became a public company, partially at least. It's an unusually well rounded firm, with experienced private equity majority owners and no profit to speak of right now.
The president of the Institute for Defense Analysis retired after getting battered about a perceived conflict of interest. What are the FFRDC safeguards regarding ethics and conflicts of interest?
GSA is trying to corner the market for procurement and acquisition, based on the logic of its mission rather than recent performance.
Speaking of performance, we were impressed that the Northrop Grumman built Defense Travel System, despite bombing by the GAO and Senator Tom Coburn, beat the grim reaper and is edging towards completion.

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