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Ranking: 85
Unisys Corporation
Unisys is an information technology consulting services company with expertise in computer consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology. The company serves clients in more than a hundred countries through five primary markets: financial services, public sector, communications, transportation and commercial.
Federal Contract $: $ 503.4m
Total Number of Instances: 5
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 3.9m
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Instances of Misconduct
1. Failure to Disclose Information During Contract Negotiations
Unisys Corporation agreed to pay the United States $1,430,000 to settle claims that it failed to disclose accurate and complete information to the Air Force during 1990 contract negotiations to build a radar system known as the North Warning System, in violation of the False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. Unisys failed to disclose that it was considering subcontracting certain quality control work to a company called ASR Corporation.... more»
2. Failure to Supply Adequate Equipment
Unisys Corporation agreed to pay the government $2.25 million to settle allegations that it supplied refurbished, rather than new, computer materials to several federal agencies in violation of the terms of its contract. Unisys admitted to supplying re-worked or refurbished computer components to various civilian and military agencies in the early 1990s, when the contract required the company to provide new equipment. The market price for the refurbished material was less than the price for new material which the government paid.... more»
3. Price Inflation
Lockheed Martin and Unisys paid the government $3.15 million to settle allegations that Unisys inflated the prices of spare parts sold to the Department of Commerce for its NEXRAD Doppler Radar System, in violation of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. "[T]he settlement resolves allegations that Unisys knew that prices it paid Concurrent Computer Corporation for the spare parts were inflated when it passed on those prices to the government. Unisys had obtained price discounts from Concurrent on other items Unisys was purchasing from Concurrent at Unisys' own expense in exchange for agreeing to pay Concurrent the inflated prices.”... more»
4. Visible Systems v. Unisys (Trademark Infringement)
Computer company Visible Systems prevailed over Unisys Corp. in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal court. In November 2007, the court entered an injunction and final judgment ordering Unisys to discontinue its use of the “Visible” trademark, upholding the jury’s award to Visible Systems of $250,000 in damages, and awarding an additional $17,555 in interest. Visible Systems claimed Unisys wrongfully used of the name "Visible" in marketing its software and services. The jury found the infringement by Unisys was willful. Visible Systems appealed the final judgment, believing the court wrongly excluded the issues of bad faith and disgorgement of an estimated $17 billion in unjust profits from the consideration of the jury.... more»
5. Misrepresentation of Retiree Benefits
A federal judge in Pennsylvania ordered Unisys Corp. to reinstate within 60 days free lifetime retiree medical benefits to 12 former employees who were employed by a Unisys predecessor, the Burroughs Corporation. The judge ruled that Unisys "misrepresented the cost and duration of retiree medical benefits" at a time "trial plaintiffs were making retirement decisions and while it was advising them about the benefits the company would provide during retirement."... more»
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