In a major enforcement action, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a former USAID contracting officer and three corporate executives have pleaded guilty to orchestrating a decade-long bribery scheme that manipulated over $550 million in federal contracts. The case highlights a sweeping abuse of the federal procurement process, with […]
FOIA’d Contracts Show CDC Expected up to 1,000 VAERS Reports per Day for COVID Vaccines
Executive Summary In late August 2020, the CDC contracted with General Dynamics to handle VAERS reports for COVID-19 vaccines. The contract anticipated up to 1,000 reports per day, with up to 40% of them serious in nature. The value of the year-long contract was $9.45 million. This means that months […]