Energy Department contractors to pay $125M for mischarges, misapplied funds

Federal Times: Four contractors have agreed to pay $125 million to resolve allegations over mischarging the Department of Energy for deficient nuclear quality materials, services and testing at a waste treatment plant (WTP).

The lawsuit — filed under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provision of the False Claims Act by Gary Brunson, Donna Busche and Walter Tamosaitis, who worked on the WTP project – also alleged that defendants had improperly applied contract funds for a multiyear lobbying campaign to secure additional funding at the WTP.

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