A recent enforcement action announced by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice included a notable plot twist – the investigation did not turn up an antitrust crime, but instead revealed a criminal...more
12/10/2020
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Bid Solicitation ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Insider Information ,
Inspector General ,
Plea Agreements ,
Procurement Guidelines
We recently reported several milestones and accomplishments from the inaugural year of the Antitrust Division’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force. To kick off its second year, the Strike Force has now formally announced a...more
11/23/2020
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Inspector General ,
Price Gouging ,
Procurement Collusion Strike Force ,
USPS
The intersection of government contracting and antitrust law keeps making the news. In a companion set of bid protest decisions released in October 2020, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recommended...more
Exactly one year ago, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unveiled its Procurement Collusion Strike Force – an interagency partnership created to target collusion in public procurement and government...more