On May 19, 2025, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative “to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly...more
5/27/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud ,
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On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance — the framework prosecutors use to evaluate corporate compliance programs during...more
1/28/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblowers
Introduction -
Over the first quarter of this year, the Department of Justice announced notable policy changes for corporate compliance programs. These policy changes are particularly relevant to in-house counsel who may...more
Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, intended to ensure compliance, by leveraging the False Claims Act (FCA), with contractual cybersecurity requirements applicable to...more
Introduction -
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, aimed to combat cyber threats to the security of U.S. infrastructure. The initiative combines the...more
On October 6, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) to add structure to and coordinate the DOJ’s investigative capabilities concerning unlawful uses of...more
As the coronavirus pandemic affects the normal way of life across the country, federal prosecutors and investigative agencies have begun establishing initiatives to investigate and combat fraudulent schemes related to the...more
In a long-awaited decision, the Eleventh Circuit concurred with the lower court’s standard for determining falsity under the False Claims Act (FCA) — reasonable disagreement between medical experts alone is not enough to...more
9/12/2019
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Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Terminal Illness Treatments ,
Whistleblowers
Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants and awards into the university system. These funds are...more
12/6/2016
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Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud ,
Higher Education Act ,
Online Education ,
Research Funding ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued final guidance on how the private sector and government will communicate cyber threat data and defensive measures under...more
7/19/2016
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Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Data Protection ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Information Sharing ,
NCCIC ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Sector
On February 16, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued preliminary guidance — with final guidance due later this month — on how the private sector and government will...more