A Texas IT contractor is at the center of a long-running military procurement scandal after federal prosecutors in Honolulu charged him with helping steer lucrative technology work to favored vendors for nearly a decade. Court filings name Alan Hayward James, 51, and allege that from April 2016 through April 2025 he took part in a bid-rigging scheme tied to data-center and other military IT contracts in Hawaii and beyond, involving bribery and collusive bidding.
According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, James was charged March 20 with bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to rig bids, and was scheduled to make an initial appearance and waive arraignment and plea before U.S. District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park on April 1. The paper reports that James…..