Legal Opinion
Morse Diesel International, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 15, 2005No. Nos. 99-279C, 99-529C, 99-530C, 00-531C, 03-1537CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT’S ANTI-KICKBACK ACT OF 1986 COUNTERCLAIMS
BRADEN, Judge.
In 1986, Congress undertook a major revision and expansion of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 37, because kickbacks had become such a “pervasive problem in Federal procurement.” See H.R. Rep. NO. 99-964, at 4, reprinted in 1986 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5960, 5961. Kickbacks were viewed as a form of commercial bribery:
Whatever form they take, all kickbacks serve to undermine Federal procurement ---- Furthermore, inflated contract pricing is not their only effect. Kickback activity corrupts the…
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