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March 20, 2015 By AMK

Inspectors general feud over VA official’s alleged contract steering

Two federal watchdogs are feuding over the legitimacy of a scathing report last year on questionable contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, causing a rare rift between government accountability offices.

Treasury Department Inspector General Eric Thorson issued a letter to House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) last week contesting findings of misconduct by former VA procurement officer Iris Cooper, now a top contracting official with Treasury.

A report last year from VA Inspector General Richard Griffin accused Cooper of steering $15 million in contracts to a friend’s company and ensuring that the deals would be non-competitive. It also alleged that she showed a “lack of candor” with investigators.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/03/16/inspectors-general-feud-over-va-officials-alleged-contract-steering/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: corruption, IG, Treasury Dept., VA

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