Policy meets reality at DCAA

Nick Schwellenbach

A new memo by the Defense Contract Audit Agency — the Pentagon's front-line defense from contractor rip-offs — addresses what some insiders have cited as a key impediment at the agency: Management often demands a high standard of proof of fraud — seemingly in violation of policy — before sending referrals onto DCAA headquarters for further inquiry.  Read my blog entry at the Center for Public Integrity for more...