On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a Memorandum emphasizing the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and DEI-like programs....more
The Civil Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have directed the Civil Division to use its enforcement authorities to “advance the administration’s policy...more
6/25/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Domestic Policy ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Public Policy ,
Trump Administration
Higher educational institutions have experienced outsized attention in the early days of the second Trump Administration. A trio of three recent executive orders suggests that the Administration’s focus on higher education is...more
4/28/2025
/ Accreditation ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Higher Education Act ,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On February 5, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a series of fourteen policy memoranda directed to all employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Two are particularly likely to impact companies and higher...more
Cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors and grantees continue to proliferate—and those requirements do not just come with contractual risk. Increasingly, the United States government is leveraging enforcement...more
9/5/2024
/ Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Self-Certification ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
The federal government awards billions of dollars each year in sponsored research funding to institutions of higher education, academic research institutions, non-profit organizations, and companies—making federal grants an...more
5/30/2024
/ Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
Materiality ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Pleading Standards ,
Research and Development ,
Sponsors ,
Whistleblowers
Americans spend more than $3 trillion per-year on healthcare-related expenses. Of that, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that between $60-250 billion is lost to fraud every year....more
5/8/2024
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fee-Sharing ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Stark Law ,
Veterans Administration