Our combined White Collar Defense & Investigations, Government Contracts, and Antitrust teams have been closely following the new Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) ever since DOJ announced its formation in November 2019.
Of particular interest is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which, if passed, would allow $550 billion in new infrastructure spending and provide significant opportunities for government contractors. Our most recent publication details 4 Antitrust Risk Areas to Watch for Government Contractors given that these opportunities come with the increased likelihood of detection and penalties for antitrust violations under the PCSF. We also examine the DOJ Antitrust division's past enforcement in the act's key spending areas, along with the PCSF's current efforts.
For your convenience, we've compiled the relevant, real-time posts from our Enforcement Edge blog regarding the PCSF and its mission to detect, investigate, prosecute, and deter antitrust crimes such as bid-rigging and related fraudulent schemes in the government procurement, grant and program funding areas.
October 14, 2021
4 Antitrust Risk Areas To Watch For Government
Contractors
October 13, 2021
DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Secures Additional Guilty Plea of Individual in Municipal-Level
Investigation
October 2021
Procurement Collusion Strike Force Secures
First International Guilty Plea Agreement (pdf)
July 6, 2021
DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Secures International Guilty Plea Agreement and Announces New
Indictments
June 22, 2021
DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Earns Conviction
May 7, 2021
DOJ Continues Focus on Collusion in
Government Procurements
January 11, 2021
DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force:
Looking Ahead to 2021
November 22, 2019
Department of Justice Sets Up Procurement
Collusion Strike Force
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