UNISYS overbilled on a $1billion contract....How many peo at MQ worked for

a clue as to maybe what is going on. Doesn't it look familiar somehow? OVERBILLING. Doesn't that sound familiar?

Report: Unisys overbilled feds on $1B contract

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Unisys Corp. overbilled the U.S. government on a $1 billion airport technology contract, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

Federal auditors found that the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based technology company overbilled taxpayers by charging up to $131 for 171,000 hours worth of labor for employees who were paid less than half that amount, according to the report on the newspaper's website. (hmmm, doesn't this sound familiar????)

The Post cited an unreleased Defense Contract Audit Agency report and said it had obtained a copy independently. The result of the audit, conducted on behalf of the Transportation Security Administration, has not yet been made public.

There certainly was no attempt here to commit any type of misdeed of any form, Unisys' managing partner of homeland security, Tom Conaway, told the Post.

According to the newspaper's account, the audit report said that auditors discovered that timesheets were repeatedly adjusted to change job and labor categories long after the work was performed without 'adequate explanations.'

Conaway told the paper that the company is working with the TSA to improve oversight and resolve questions raised by the audits. These include a plan to review all of the labor hours billed under the contract.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-10-23-unisys_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

Here, I'll help you but you can go look it up on the web site of MQ. It's also interesting to note how many of the corp people are joined at the hip to Philips in the Board of Directors.

Kathleen Donovan is the chief financial officer for MedQuist. She has extensive experience in financial management, with a broad foundation that includes financial planning, treasury, financial analysis, investor relations, tax, control and reporting.

Prior to holding that position, Donovan was the director, Corporate Finance, for Unisys Corporation. During her 14-year career with Unisys, she progressed through a variety of increasingly demanding positions that included senior-level financial roles in global business units, in both the US/Canada Division and the Pacific Asia Americas Division.

Management Biography

Adele T. Barbato
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Adele Barbato joined Medquist as the company’s first senior vice president, Human Resources. She has more than 35 years of domestic and international human resources experience, and has managed a global team of more than 200 employees operating in 40 countries.
Most recently, Barbato held the position of vice president, Human Resources, International Operations and Global Diversity with Unisys Corporation. In that role, she was responsible for the implementation of strategic and operational human resources plans for all business units and corporate staff worldwide, a total of more than 20,000 employees.
During her career at Unisys, Barbato was also the senior human resources leader for many of the company’s business units, where she provided specialized leadership in organization effectiveness, cultural transformation, performance management, global diversity and talent development.

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