Contracting officers have a lot of authority when it comes to deciding who wins federal contracts, but they don’t have unlimited discretion. That’s what the contracting officer who awarded a deal to USIS found out. In a sustaining protest, the Government Accountability Office says the contracting officer should have paid more attention to allegations of fraud against the company. In this week’s Legal Loop segment, Procurement Attorney Joe Petrillo joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss this case.

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