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VA OIG: Alleged Improper Contracting within the Office of Information Security

“The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Administrative Investigations Division investigated an allegation that an employee in the Office of Information Security, Office of Information and Technology (OIT) steered the award of two contracts (one for $43 million and a second for $47 million) to a company (the vendor) because the vendor’s Chief of Technology Officer and the employee had a prior business relationship from a previous VA contract.”

“The OIG did not substantiate the allegations. To assess the allegations, the OIG interviewed the employee, the Chief of Technology Officer, the contracting officers, Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) members, and other VA employees with relevant knowledge or information.”

“The OIG reviewed emails, acquisition records, federal regulations, and VA policy…” Read the full 4-page report here.

Source: Alleged Improper Contracting within the Office of Information Security – March 29, 2019. VA OIG.

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Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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