Procurement Intelligence Briefing

How Government Contractors Hide Public Information

Published: March 24, 2015•1 min read•GovPurchase Research Desk
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This briefing covers active market intelligence, regulatory guidelines, and tactical capture recommendations for federal and defense contractors pursuing opportunities in this procurement classification.

How Government Contractors Hide Public Information.

White Hat Management is one of Ohio’s largest charter school operators. In 2010, when White Hat’s publicly funded schools began performing poorly, parents and board members asked the company to disclose how it spends public education funds.

White Hat refused to open the schools’ books to the schools’ governing boards, irrationally claiming that the funds were private, not public. Ten school boards sued White Hat, demanding financial and student records. White Hat lost in Ohio’s lower court, they lost in the Appeals Court and the state Supreme Court heard the case last September but hasn’t yet come to a ruling.

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