The Company That Vetted Snowden Foregoes $30 Million Payment
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 08/21/2015 10:02 AM
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The United States Investigations Services (USIS), that vetted Edward Snowden, has agreed to a $30 million dollar settlement with the U.S. government.
The claim that the government accused of USIS is that the USIS “deliberately circumvented contractually required quality reviews of completed background investigations.”
The claim further states that USIS was lax in its services in order to increase its revenues and profits. These shortcuts allegedly occurred from March 2008 through September 2012.
Since USIS has agreed that the background checks were not thorough, the company is willing to forego payment collections from the government adding up to $30 million.
The settlement pertains to USIS and its parent company, Altegrity, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February of this year.
Vincent H. Cohen Jr., acting U.S. attorney of the District of Columbia, said: "This settlement demonstrates our commitment to holding government contractors accountable.”
Source: SCMagazine
The claim that the government accused of USIS is that the USIS “deliberately circumvented contractually required quality reviews of completed background investigations.” The claim further states that USIS was lax in its services in order to increase its revenues and profits. These shortcuts allegedly occurred from March 2008 through September 2012.
Since USIS has agreed that the background checks were not thorough, the company is willing to forego payment collections from the government adding up to $30 million.
The settlement pertains to USIS and its parent company, Altegrity, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February of this year.
Vincent H. Cohen Jr., acting U.S. attorney of the District of Columbia, said: "This settlement demonstrates our commitment to holding government contractors accountable.”
Source: SCMagazine
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