WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The General Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by Guardian D.B. Services LLC, a small business based in Mobile, Alabama, challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's decision to reject its contract proposal. The protest centered on a request for proposals for road, bridge and related civil construction projects in the Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Region 2. The Forest Service found Guardian's proposal lacked required information, spe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The General Accountability Office has denied a contract bid protest filed by Richard Group LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, upholding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs decision to award a construction contract to Billy W. Jarrett Construction Co. Inc., of Prattville, Alabama. The dispute centered on the VA's contract for the construction of a replacement outpatient clinic at the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The procurement, initially issued as a full a  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * New Study Finds Audit 'Signals' Can Deter Fraud Before It Happens Financial reporting fraud costs companies millions of dollars every year. A study published in Contemporary Accounting Research suggests that auditors can help stop fraud before it even begins, simply by sending clear signals about how they plan to approach an audit. The study, Preventing Fraudulent Financial Reporting with Reputational Sig  more