Procurement Fraud Drives Costs Soaring In Ministry Of Defence
Procurement fraud has sent costs soaring the Ministry of Defence (MoD), after new figures revealed it had led to 90 per cent of detected fraud value since 2020.
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Procurement fraud has sent costs soaring the Ministry of Defence (MoD), after new figures revealed it had led to 90 per cent of detected fraud value since 2020.
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