
Background investigation firm U.S. Investigation Services Inc. (USIS) and its parent company, Altegrity Inc., agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department whereby the company forgoes at least $30 million owed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Justice Department announced Wednesday.The settlement is tied to allegations USIS violated the False Claims Act (FCA) for contract work for background investigations with OPM. USIS and Altegrity agreed to forego the money owed by the government in exchange for a…