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KPMG California rail contract billing dispute

CBS California found a roughly $2 million gap between KPMG’s winning proposal and four months of rail-contract billing. A promised independent review has not yet been confirmed as open.

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DevelopingNext check Oct 25: A formal board-chair request, Inspector General acknowledgment or opening of the specific KPMG billing review, and any substantive KPMG or authority response.

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  1. Update 1KPMG billed $425 for rail work assigned to $35 roles, report finds

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    KPMG billed $425 for rail work assigned to $35 roles, report finds

    CBS California found a roughly $2 million gap between KPMG’s winning proposal and four months of rail-contract billing. A promised independent review has not yet been confirmed as open.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Ian ChoudriCEO - California High Speed Rail Authority1 report

Organizations

  • California Department of General Servicesdepartment of the California Government Operations Agency1 report
  • California High-Speed Rail Authorityagency of the California State Transportation Agency1 report
  • KPMGprovider of audit, legal, tax advisory, financial, and business advisory services1 report

Places

  • CaliforniaCalifornia, USA1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

44 sources23 outlets2 wire copies

Who reported what

18 points0 confirmed by two or more outlets8 from a single outlet0 disputed

What 3 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.

Points more than one outlet reported

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PointCBS Bay AreaCBS Los AngelesCBS NewsOutlets
Billing difference over the reviewed periodNot independently confirmed3
Billing senior staff hours at Associate ratesNot independently confirmed3
Hours assigned to senior staff across task ordersNot independently confirmed3
Hearing officer guidance on classification and ratesNot independently confirmed3
KPMG contract value and durationNot independently confirmed3
Decision on CohnReznick’s protestNot independently confirmed3
CohnReznick’s technical score and price resultNot independently confirmed2
Contract rate for manager classificationsNot independently confirmed2
Allegations in CohnReznick’s protestNot independently confirmed2
Authority’s knowledge of KPMG’s staffing planNot independently confirmed2

Points only one outlet reported

Only reported by CBS Bay Area

Only reported by CBS Los Angeles

Only reported by CBS News

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