The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent unit established by law which is responsible for promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and mismanagement in the General Services Administration's (GSA) programs and operations. Our mission is to help the GSA to effectively carry out its responsibilities and to protect the public interest by bringing about positive changes in the performance, accountability, and integrity of GSA programs and operations.
We meet our mission through:
- Independent audits and reviews of contracts, data and financial systems, information technology, and programs.
- Criminal and civil investigations.
- Reviews of proposed legislation and regulations.
- Consultation with GSA, congressional, and law enforcement officials.
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RECENT NEWS
Varidesk, LLC and Vari Sales Corporation, two Texas companies that do business under the name VARI, have agreed to pay $1,100,000 to resolve allegations that VARI violated the False Claims Act by failing to give the United States matching price discounts VARI provided to other customers as required by VARI’s contract with GSA, while falsely representing to the United States that VARI had complied with those contractual requirements.
Booz Allen Hamilton agreed to pay $422,557 to settle allegations that an employee working on a GSA contract overreported his time resulting in invoices for services under the contract that were not performed.
John Washburn, general manager of San Diego Powder & Protective Coatings in El Cajon, and three employees, made their first appearances in federal court today to face immigration charges stemming from a search warrant that was served by federal agents at the property yesterday.
