The U.S. Approach to Cartel Enforcement in Public Procurements

While bid rigging and other offenses relating to procurement fraud are nothing new in the history of the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement efforts, the Division’s prioritization of and organization regarding these offenses changed in late 2019. The Procurement Collusion Strike Force (“PCSF”) and procurement cases have become mainstays of the U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division’s criminal cartel enforcement efforts since that time. Through a combination of its durable design, favorable