A former director with Edgy Bees Inc. can advance his claim that the technology contractor violated the False Claims Act by firing him in retaliation for calling attention to alleged misconduct under a $12 million Air Force contract.
Vincent Hearn adequately alleged that he was fired because he complained that the company wasn’t satisfying information protection requirements under the contract, and that the company failed to hire facility clearance personnel that were US citizens, Judge Deborah K. Chasanow of the US District Court for the District of Maryland said in a Tuesday opinion.
Hearn satisfied the protected activity requirement for ...
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