KPMG Drops Protest of Deloitte’s Audit Awards After US Changes

KPMG LLP ended its legal challenge to the US Air Force’s decision to award Deloitte & Touche LLP sole-source contracts for audit services, because the government agreed to make contract adjustments.

The Air Force has agreed not to exercise options or otherwise extend Deloitte’s sole-source contracts, and agreed to conduct competitions for requirements under the Air Force’s Financial Improvement & Audit Remediation program, KPMG told the US Court of Federal Claims Tuesday in a notice of voluntary dismissal. Judge Marian Blank Horn dismissed the suit the same day. The parties didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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