US DOJ accuses defense contractors of corrupting competitive procurement process
( May 20, 2026, 23:37 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two defense contractors for allegedly orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of Defense technology innovation lab in the Pacific Ocean. The government said the defendants' alleged conduct specifically affected the construction and operation of the US Army Pacific Command’s Hawaii-Pacific Innovation Campus, which was intended to be a hub for testing new technologies for the Department of Defense, which calls itself the Department of War.Full press release follows:...
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