United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-02-06 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21 P0b002ee180370044 f:ns96021 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21 NSIAD-96-21 Judicial remedies Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Government collections Fraud Contractor debarment Information disclosure Voluntary compliance Contract violations DOD Voluntary Disclosure Program Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Voluntary Disclosure Program, focusing on the: (1) extent to which DOD contractors participate in the program; (2) amounts that have been recovered under the program; (3) time taken to close disclosure cases; (4) most common type of disclosures; and (5) extent of overlap between voluntary disclosures and qui tam actions.<p/>GAO found that between 1986 and September 1994: (1) there were 325 voluntary disclosures of potential procurement fraud; (2) 48 of the top 100 DOD contractors made 222 disclosures; (3) DOD reported recoveries of $290 million from these disclosures, but the recovered amount included $75 million in premature progress payments, and recoveries from disclosures made prior to the program; (4) voluntary disclosure cases took an average of 2.8 years to close; (5) disclosure cases remained open an average of 3.5 years, partly due to a lack of contractor cooperation and a low priority given to case management; (6) 63 percent of closed cases resulted in recoveries of $100,000 or less, while 12 percent of closed cases resulted in recoveries of $2 million or more; (7) the most common types of disclosures were for contract mischarging and product substitution; and (8) only 4 of the 129 closed disclosure cases involved qui tam actions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-21 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-21; DOD Procurement: Use and Administration of DOD's Voluntary Disclosure Program; Judicial remedies Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Government collections Fraud Contractor debarment Information disclosure Voluntary compliance Contract violations DOD Voluntary Disclosure Program