Northrop Grumman, DynCorp Settle Counter Narcoterror Fraud Suit

Northrop Grumman Corp., DynCorp International LLC, and a whistleblower settled a False Claims Act suit alleging that the companies mismanaged property under a $1.3 billion contract to support the U.S. Counter Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office in Afghanistan.

The parties filed a stipulation of dismissal Tuesday with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Terms of the settlement weren’t made available. Counsel for whistleblower Fred Cloninger declined to comment. Counsel for the contractors didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Army selected Northrop Grumman to provide counter-narcoterrorism support in Afghanistan in 2007. Northrop Grumman, in turn, ...