Ian Foxley was six months into his new job overseeing a US$3.5 billion supply contract between the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Saudi Arabia’s National Guard, when he noticed that a procurement document requiring his signature included US$2.5 million in strange, additional charges.
Listed under the vague heading, ‘Bought in services’, the payments - one sixth of the project’s total value - sent alarm bells ringing.