The Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC) provided its annual report to Congress for FY2018 on October 30, 2019. The report apprises Congress of improvements to the suspension and debarment process and provides a summary of federal agencies’ activities over the past year. The ISDC reported that federal agencies took 3,356 actions comprised of 480 suspensions, 1,542 proposed debarments, and 1,334 debarments. This marks an 8% year-over-year decline from FY2017. Last year’s actions, however, total nearly twice those of FY2009, when the ISDC first reported suspensions, proposed debarments, and debarments. The report also highlighted (1) the ISDC’s continuing push to harmonize procurement and non-procurement suspension and debarment procedures; (2) proactive engagements initiated by entities and individuals; and (3) the continuing use of “pre-notice letters” by agencies.
