The notion that the attempt to "pad" a claim or play "fast and loose" with pricing will not result in any meaningful action by the government agency in charge-so long as the government discovers the error without first making payment-is both dated and dangerous to a government contractor. In fact, the mere submission of a false or fraudulent claim is enough to support the government's False Claims Act (FCA) action and to prevail against the offending contractor.
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