GSA Contractor NetApp Agrees to Pay U.S. $128 Million to Resolve Contract Fraud Allegations
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WASHINGTON – The United States has reached a settlement with NetApp Inc. and NetApp U.S. Public Sector Inc. (collectively NetApp), following an investigation of alleged false claims and contract fraud, the Justice Department announced today. NetApp has agreed to pay the United States $128 million, plus interest. This is the largest contract fraud settlement the General Services Administration (GSA) has obtained to date. The settlement relates to contracts entered into by NetApp, a computer storage and data management solutions company, to sell hardware, software and storage management services for computer network environments to government entities through GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. The MAS program provides the government and other GSA- authorized purchasers with a strea