A US government review finds 20 of 32 fraud cases in the defence sector involve self-certification abuse; officials identified ownership opacity as a national security risk
A US Government Accountability Office review of 32 defence procurement fraud cases found that in 20 cases individuals used self-certification to fraudulently win set-aside contracts. Four cases involved shell companies created by foreign manufacturers to bid on domestically reserved contracts; for example, one supplied defective parts causing the grounding of at least 47 aircraft. Officials identified opacity as a national security risk.
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