“While auditing for potential violations of contracting regulations, the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found weaknesses in the administration of the $22.3 billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation (T4NG) contract.”
“The IG’s report, released Thursday, June 13, did not identify any violated laws or regulations, but found weaknesses in procedures at VA’s Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) that made violations more likely…”
“The audit found that many contracting officer representatives did not keep track of whether contractor services were acceptable, as they believed the authorized invoices sufficed. However, the report notes that “invoice payment equals acceptance, not acceptability.” Contracting officer representatives noted that they reviewed deliverables, but the lack of documents led the inspector general to classify $37.5 million in spending as improper payments.” Read the full article here.
Source: VA IG Highlights Admin Weaknesses in Major VA IT Contract – June 14, 2019. MeriTalk.
