The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative in a Memorandum issued on May 19, 2025. According to the Memorandum, the Initiative is an enforcement effort that will use the...more
6/2/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Colleges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
As President-Elect Trump’s second Administration begins in January 2025, businesses face a critical juncture with potential shifts in regulatory focus across industries and sectors including artificial intelligence,...more
11/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethics ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Healthcare ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Trump Administration ,
USTelecom
The Department of Justice (DOJ) secured another win for its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative last week when it resolved a False Claims Act (FCA) action[1] alleging Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) failed to comply with...more
10/29/2024
/ Chief Information Officers (CIO) ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FedRAMP ,
Information Technology ,
Medicare ,
NASA
The U.S Department of Justice’s (DOJ or Department) Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program) has hit the ground running, reportedly triggering more than 100 reports since it went live on August 1, 2024....more
Years from now, might we cite a recent Middle District of Florida decision as the beginning of the end of the False Claim Act’s (FCA) qui tam provision in its current form? In granting the defendants’ motion for judgment on...more
10/11/2024
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Powers ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Private Actors ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc ,
Whistleblowers
The more things change, the more things stay the same. For years, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership has used the ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime and other major conferences to highlight enforcement...more
3/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ethics ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that FY 2022 yielded just $2.2 billion in spoils from False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements—the smallest haul since 2008 and a precipitous drop from...more
On February 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the second-largest annual total recoveries in the history of the False Claims Act (FCA)—$5.6 billion—for FY 2021 (October 2020 – September 2021)...more
2/3/2022
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Information Technology ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Misrepresentation ,
Opioid ,
Qui Tam ,
Unnecessary Medical Procedures ,
Whistleblowers