Lockheed Martin to Pay $27.5 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations

Military contractor fraud takes taxpayer money that is used to protect and equip our armed forces and puts it in the hands of thieves. Some of these thieves keep being caught again and again, showing the need for more False Claims Act whistleblowers, and the need for some companies to be permanently excluded from our military contracting programs. — Shayne Stevenson, Head of Whistleblower Practice

"Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems (LMIS) has agreed to pay $27.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for work performed by LMIS employees who lacked required job qualifications." Full article »