Northrop Found to Overcharge U.S. on Counter-Drug Work
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Northrop Grumman Corp. charged the U.S. Army excessive labor rates for almost six years for more than 300 subcontractor employees working on counter-narcotics programs in Afghanistan and the U.S., according to the Pentagon’s inspector general
The Army Contracting Command may have paid as much as $123 million in questionable costs, according to the May 13 report, labeled “For Official Use Only” and obtained by Bloomberg News. The title: “Northrop Grumman Improperly Charged Labor for the Counter Narco-terrorism Technology Program.”