The federal government spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year buying defense related goods and services. It procures everything from new weapon systems, munitions, and troop supplies. It also contracts for services to support in logistics, facility maintenance and repairing and upgrading existing equipment. Because of the sheer number of purchases the government makes, it cannot perform quality checks and testing on all its purchases; it relies on the government contractors to be truthful when they represent that the products and services provided work as promised.
Unfortunately, sometimes representations that a contractor makes to the government about the quality of what is being provided are false and intended to conceal the fact that the government is not getting what it paid for. In cases where the government contractor sells a product or service to the government that it knows is not up to the standard provided for in the contract, or is of such a poor quality to be of little to no use to the government, the government contractor may be liable under the FCA.
The government has a strong interest in exposing these frauds not just because of the potential loss of taxpayer dollars. It is equally important that the government identify faulty or defective equipment that may not perform at critical times because it may present life-threatening risks to service men and woman who use the equipment in performing their jobs.
If you know of fraud being perpetrated against the United States or one of the state governments and you would like to learn more about or would like to bring a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit against the wrongdoer, the whistleblower attorneys at Keller Grover LLP may be able to help you. The whistleblower lawyers at Keller Grover LLP understand qui tam litigation, including the whistleblower protection provisions, and strive to achieve the best possible results for their clients.