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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Arms Export Control Act Violation (Transfer of Rocket Data to China)
Hughes Electronics Corp. and Boeing resolved civil charges of violating the Arms Export Control Act, agreeing to a $32 million settlement. The charges involved the transfer of rocket data to China in 1995 and 1996 by Hughes Space & Communications, which Hughes Electronics sold to Boeing in October 2000. Of the $32 million fine, $12 million was suspended “on the condition that over a five-year period, Boeing will apply $6 million and Hughes will apply $2 million to offset the costs associated with remedial compliance measures required in the consent agreement.” The remaining $4 million of the suspended amount was credited back to Boeing and Hughes for compliance-strengthening measures they had already undertaken. POGO is unable to determine Boeing’s share of the unsuspended $20 million civil penalty.
- Misconduct Type
- Import/Export
- Enforcement Agency
- State Dept.
- Contracting Party
- International
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 3/4/2003