As indicated earlier, KPMG does follow rigorous client acceptance processes.
At the time, GC Strategies was an organization that had been successfully working in the government sector for a number of years. They had a large government contract, and they were well known in the government sector.
Our checks did not indicate any adverse implications of engaging with GC Strategies. Furthermore, KPMG was directed to do so by the government. We understood that the government had followed its own processes to vet GC Strategies as well.