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Huntington Ingalls Agrees To $9 Million Settlement To Settle False Claims Allegations

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

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Huntington Ingalls Agrees To $9 Million Settlement To Settle False Claims Allegations

The first National Security Cutter Bertholf navigates through Alaskan waters. Photo: Coast Guard

The Justice Department on Tuesday said that shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has agreed to a $9.2 million settlement over alleged billing violations on Navy and Coast Guard ship contracts.The company previously made payments of $1.3 million, so under the settlement it will pay an additional $7.9 million to resolve a lawsuit by a former HII employee over labor mischarging allegations under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act.Despite the settlement, there has been no determination of liability, the…

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