"ATI Government Solutions and the Susanville Indian Rancheria tribe are suspended from federal business activities pending the probe's completion and findings. Three senior ATI executives are also suspended from working with the government, SBA said in a Tuesday Sam.gov notice. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced the probe in a post to X on Wednesday, while the General Services Administration is reviewing its contracts with ATI."
"O'Keefe also claims the videos show ATI exploits laws that govern the awards of sole-source contracts to tribally-owned businesses. SBA is already in the midst of an audit over the entire 8(a) program, which came under scrutiny following guilty pleas by three contractors and a former government contracting officer for a bribery scheme at the U.S. Agency for International Development. In July, SBA revoked USAID's 8(a) contracting authority after those pleas that involved $550 million in awards."
SBA opened an investigation into allegations that ATI Government Solutions and the Susanville Indian Rancheria defrauded the 8(a) small business contracting program. ATI and the tribe are suspended from federal business activities pending the probe. Three senior ATI executives are suspended from working with the government. Allegations follow videos released by James O'Keefe that claim ATI acted as a pass-through to other contractors; Washington Technology has not independently verified the recordings. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced the probe, and the General Services Administration is reviewing ATI contracts and pausing ATI's ability to pursue new GSA work. SBA is auditing the entire 8(a) program after guilty pleas in a USAID bribery scheme.
Read at Nextgov.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]