Top contract oversight official at Texas health agency resigns
Pigott, who previously served as the procurement director at the
In hiring Pigott, the executive commissioner of the health agency at the time
However, Pigott along with current executive commissioner
Earlier this month, agency officials canceled five managed care contracts worth
The contractors were to provide health care for low-income children in rural parts of the state and in
On Monday, the State Auditor's Office released a report highlighting a series of problems with how the agency awarded a
The improper approval process also led to a delay of the launch date of the database by a year to
Pigott on Wednesday was called before the Texas
"Do you know what the penalties are for misstating things on these attestation letters?" Capriglione said.
"Yes, sir, I remember talking with you about it a year ago," Pigott said.
"Remind me," Capriglione said.
"Yeah, it's criminal penalty against the person who signed it," Pigott said.
"I'm having trouble understanding why we're signing off on these attestation letters at the same time that people are protesting, at the same time we're not knowing if those payments are being made, we're not even sure in some cases whether the correct amount for the contract is being disclosed," Capriglione said.
Pigott said during the hearing that no laws had been violated regarding the attestation letter.
The health agency's Chief Operating Officer
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