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AFMD-83-67 1 (1983-05-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmzc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAG M 4IT DIVISIONMA 23 1 8 B-211772 121412 MAY23 1983 The Honorable James J. Howard House of Representatives Dear Mr. Howard: Subject: Army's Handling of Whistle Blower's Contract Allegations and Merit Systems Protection Board's Investigation (GAO/AFMD--83-67) Your November 19, 1982, letter (encl. I) asked i review the action by the Department of the Army against M. ary Levinson as a result of his allegations of improprieties in a 1980 contract between L & G Engineering, Inc. and the U.S. Army Communications - Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Your letter also expressed concern about the Merit Systems Protection Board's Office of the Special Counsel's (OSC's) investigation of possible harass- ment and the incidents that led to Mr. Levinson's eventual termina- tion from Federal service. We determined that the Army had investigated this case three times: once by the Inspector General, Headquarters U.S. Army Commu- nications - Electronics Command, Ft. Monmouth (CECOM-IG); a second time by the Army Audit Agency; and finally by the U.S. Army Crimi- nal Investigation Command. We also determined that the CECOM-IG's investigation was reviewed by Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel De- velopment and Readiness Command. The Army's investigations found the following: --Questionable conscious management decisions were made in awarding the 1980 contract for analytical studies. --The contract was poorly administered and the contractor's efforts poorly managed. --The work contracted for could have been performed in-house. --Because the contract covered equipment not due to be pro- cured until fiscal 1985, the studies would become outdated before they could be used. --Since the studies would be outdated by fiscal 1985, the Army paid $30,000 for a product it could not use. (911563)

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