( CNN ) -- Two whistleblowers will divide nearly a half million dollars following the latest settlement between the Justice Department and independent contracting firms working in Iraq . DynCorp agreed to pay the U.S. government $ 7.7 million , and its subcontractor The Sandi Group promised to pay a bit more than $ 1 million dollars for overcharges they presented to officials , the Justice Department said Friday in a press release . Drew Halldorson and Brian Evancho , both former Sandi Group employees who alerted authorities about the overcharges , will divide $ 481,710 as their share of the government 's recovery in the case , according to the federal department . DynCorp was sued for inflated claims involving construction of camps from containers shipped to locations where contractors were able to set up temporary accommodations for fighting forces . The Sandi Group was sued for improperly seeking reimbursement for `` danger pay , '' which it falsely claimed to have paid its employees in Iraq , the Justice Department claimed . `` The hard work of stabilizing Iraq is challenging enough without contractors and subcontractors inflating the cost of rebuilding by making false claims at taxpayer expense , '' said Assistant Attorney General Tony West . Spcial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen , Jr. said in the release that his office continues to pursue a number of other allegations involving false claims .
DynCorp will pay the U.S. government $ 7.7 million and The Sandi Group will pay $ 1 million . The Justice Department says the payouts are because they overcharged for work in Iraq . Two whistleblowers , who work for The Sandi Group , will get some of these payments . Federal investigators continue to look into other potential false claims in Iraq .