“We’re the Government; we always get the best deals”

But not from NetApp . . . . Information Technology Product supplier Network Appliances Inc. agreed to repay the Government $128 million dollars for overcharging GSA employees on IT purchases. Thankfully Government watchdogs chased our misspent tax dollars down, right?

Well, not exactly. A former employee of NetApp blew the whistle on NetApp disclosing to the Government that while GSA employees received a 20% discount, firms such as Citigroup received discounts of 50% and higher. The whistle blower’s take; he pocketed a $19.2 million share of the settlement. Now that’s American ingenuity!