Today · July 29, 2026
6,990 entities scored · 50 surfaced
Top of the Watch
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
5 detectors fired on a $168.0M HHS contractor
Five detectors fired for the National Academy of Sciences. Benford's law analysis found the leading-digit distribution of award amounts significantly deviates from expected frequencies, with digits 1 and 2 appearing more often than natural patterns predict. Modification growth on a single contract vastly outpaced peer norms in the scientific consulting sector. An isolation forest algorithm flagged the entity as a multivariate outlier based on its combination of high dollar volume, award count, low agency diversity, and extremely frequent contract modifications. Sole-source concentration showed the entity receives nearly 94 percent of awards without competition, far exceeding the median of 1.3 percent for peers in the same industry. Award velocity surged sharply in the past 90 days, with 60 recent awards versus a historical baseline rate that would predict only 25.
Also flagged today
OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
DoD · $10.7B
Four detectors flagged Oshkosh Defense. Benford's Law analysis found the leading digits of award amounts deviate significantly from expected frequency, with digit 2 appearing 21 percent of the time versus an expected 18 percent, and digit…
JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS INC.
DoD · $67.6M
Four detectors flagged Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. for statistical anomalies. Benford's Law analysis revealed the leading digits of award amounts deviate sharply from expected frequency, with digit 3 appearing far more often…
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
DoD · $252.9B
Four detectors flagged Lockheed Martin. Benford's law analysis of leading digits in award amounts showed a p-value of 0.149, indicating the distribution is consistent with expected patterns. Modification growth on contract F4262001D0058 re…
OCEAN FAIR INTERNATIONAL SHIP CHANDLEING LLC
DoD · $268.2M
Four detectors flagged Ocean Fair International Ship Chandlering LLC. Benford's Law analysis revealed severe distortion in leading-digit frequencies across 3,544 transactions, with digits 3 and 4 appearing far more often than expected and…
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP
DoD · $53.5M
Four detectors flagged this entity. Benford's law analysis found severe digit-frequency anomalies in award amounts, with leading digits heavily skewed toward 2 and 3 rather than the expected natural distribution. Modification growth on one…
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
DoD · $7.0B
Four detectors flagged this entity. Benford's law analysis of leading digits in award amounts showed minor deviation from expected frequency distribution but was not statistically significant. Modification growth on a specific contract exh…
ILLUMINA, INC.
HHS · $78.1M
Illumina fired four detectors. Benford's law analysis found the leading digits of 783 award amounts deviate significantly from expected frequency, with digit 1 appearing 35 percent of the time versus the expected 30 percent, and digit 2 ap…
KELLY SERVICES, INC.
HHS · $1.2B
Four detectors flagged Kelly Services for statistical anomalies. Benford's law analysis of leading digits in award amounts showed a near-borderline distribution match with a p-value of 0.080, suggesting the digit frequencies are largely co…
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HHS · $1.3B
Four detectors flagged Pennsylvania State University. Benford's law analysis of leading digits in award amounts showed a p-value of 0.78, indicating the distribution aligns with expected patterns and poses no concern. Modification growth o…