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On March 31, 2026, the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued Memorandum M-26-10 titled, “Reinforcing Transparency, Accountability, and Oversight of Federal Technology,” (Memorandum) containing a new policy designed to reinforce oversight, transparency, and accountability across federal technology programs, increase accountability for agency chief information officers (CIOs), and enhance information sharing among government agencies.  OMB issued the policy in furtherance of several executive orders (EOs) issued by President Trump, including: EO 13833, “Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers,” EO 14240, “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement,” and EO 14243, “Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos.”  

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Just days after the anniversary of its launch, the Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force has expanded its ranks to include 11 new national partners. The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, as well as nine additional U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, have joined the…

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Late Friday, the Department of Justice announced its first charges under the Procurement Collusion Strike Force. A federal grand jury seated in the Eastern District of North Carolina returned a six-count indictment against Ohio-based Contech Engineered Solutions LLC and its former executive for their involvement in a decade-long conspiracy to rig bids for North Carolina…

When I was the Procurement Fraud Remedies Director for the Air Force I wrote a number of articles about the need for contractors to engage early with the government when facing procurement fraud allegations.  My time back in private practice has caused me to “double down” on that sentiment.  We’ve defended a number of individuals…

We’ve just published our Summer 2015 compliance brief focused on the Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces proposed rule and guidance from the Department of Labor. Please see http://www.shulmanrogers.com/media/publication/196_GovCon%20Compliance%20Brief%20Summer%202015%20Fair%20Pay%20and%20Safe%20Workplaces%20_2_.pdf and you will download a copy of our brief, 10 slide assessment of key terms and compliance tips.

This is fascinating.  Is this the end of the “wink wink, nudge nudge” look-the-other-way world of global sports corruption?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/27/top-fifa-officials-arrested-in-international-soccer-corruption-investigation-according-to-reports/

Interesting facts from the now-ended, long running bribery related case of John Sims:

1) the federal investigation began in 2009, showing just how long some of these investigations take.
2) Mr. Sims apparently was both a contractor and a civilian employee through critical periods of this investigation/prosecution
3) guilty plea was to 5 of the…

Fraud relating to the Presidential helicopter program:  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/06/3-indicted-in-fraud-scheme-involving-marine-one-helicopter-fleet-that/

Ex Boeing procurement officer sentenced to 20 months for his role in a kickback scheme:  http://fox2now.com/2014/10/28/ex-boeing-worker-gets-20-months-for-kickbacks/