
The Justice Department on Tuesday said that shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has agreed to a $9.2 million settlement over alleged billing violations on Navy and Coast Guard ship contracts.The company previously made payments of $1.3 million, so under the settlement it will pay an additional $7.9 million to resolve a lawsuit by a former HII employee over labor mischarging allegations under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act.Despite the settlement, there has been no determination of liability, the…