Pacific Architects and Engineers controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Personnel-vetting compliance fine
PAE paid a $5 million fine to the U.S. government after failing to follow vetting requirements for personnel working in Afghanistan under a State Department labor-services contract. A whistleblower who reported the issue received $875,000 from the fine.
2015
Afghanistan contract bid-rigging settlement
PAE and two subcontractors agreed to a $1.45 million settlement with the United States concerning allegations that former managers used confidential bid information to steer government-funded subcontracts to companies connected with managers and their relatives. The matter also resulted in guilty pleas by several individuals associated with the contracting arrangement.