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Summary: The latest case of federal procurement fraud took place just this month. Ten Department of Veterans Affairs employees in Florida and five outsiders concocted a bribery and kickback procurement operation to defraud the government of millions. Though rare, procurement fraud is a persistent problem. Now a former Air Force procurement official has put together a book on the topic. David Robbins is now a partner at the law firm Crowell and Moring, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in studio to talk more.