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5 Key Considerations for Defending Against Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Fraud Allegations

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Over its nearly 40-year history, the federal low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program has been both a success story and a target for various forms of fraud. The LIHTC program has been credited with facilitating the...more

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SBA Conducts Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it will conduct a full-scale audit of its 8(a) Business Development Program to restore integrity and transparency. Contractors participating in the...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2025 #2

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SBA Orders Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program: What You Should Do to Prepare - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced an “immediate and full-scale audit” of its 8(a) business development program. The...more

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SBA Announces Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program

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WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a “full-scale” audit of the 8(a) program after a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contracting officer and three 8(a) business...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2025

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DOD Releases Intellectual Property Guidebook: Key Insights for Defense Contractors, Part 1 - On May 1, 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its much-anticipated Intellectual Property (IP)...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

SBA Launches Full-Scale Audit of the 8(a) Program

On June 27, 2025, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), Kelly Loeffler, announced that she is directing an “immediate and full-scale audit of the agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program.”...more

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SBA Focusing on Fraud, Will Conduct Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Business Development Program

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Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Loeffler has announced that she has ordered the SBA Office of General Contracting and Business Development to begin a full scale audit of the SBA’s Section 8(a) Business...more

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SBA Announces Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program to Uncover Fraud and Bribery

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 27, 2025, announced a comprehensive, full-scale audit of its 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) Program), marking a significant escalation in federal oversight of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Wound Care in the Crosshairs: Reimbursements Risks Amid Skin Substitute Fraud Investigations

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Effective wound care is critical for patients recovering from surgery or managing chronic or non-healing wounds. Advances in treatment have led to the development of skin substitutes—bioengineered or natural materials...more

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The Art of Compliance Testing and Monitoring

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Among all the elements of a corporate compliance program, perhaps the most difficult piece to understand is the testing and monitoring of your controls. Clearly the two are important. The U.S. Justice Department says so in...more

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The Trump Administration Implements Aggressive Medicare Advantage Plan Audits

On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its intent “to crush[] fraud, waste, and abuse across all federal healthcare programs” through aggressive audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”)...more

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CMS Announces Significant Changes to RADV Auditing Efforts: Considerations and Next Steps for the Medicare Advantage Industry

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On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced plans to substantially increase both the pace and the scale of Risk Adjustment Data Validation (“RADV”) audits of the Medicare Advantage (“MA”)...more

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[Virtual Event] Compliance in Smaller Organizations - July 31st, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Are you tasked with compliance management on a small team or for a smaller organization? Compliance professionals who manage programs for smaller organizations or with limited teams can face unique, sometimes daunting,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - July 21st - 24th, Nashville, TN

Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more

The Volkov Law Group

DSP Compliance: DOJ Sets July 8, 2025 Deadline (Part III of III)

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As if legal and compliance professionals had enough responsibilities on their plates, DOJ dropped another shoe (to join the tariffs, sanctions and export controls, and immigration issues) and upped the stakes for ethics and...more

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ICE Raids and Audits – What’s an Employer to Do

Immigration enforcement by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently increased. Taking a proactive approach could help employers prepare to face immigration enforcement actions, such as raids or I-9...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 365 -- Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know

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How prepared is your organization to handle the evolving landscape of sanctions compliance? In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov dives into critical sanctions compliance cases and their...more

Fisher Phillips

The PEO Immigration Survival Guide for 2025

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It’s been a tumultuous start of the second Trump administration when it comes to immigration, and things won’t be slowing down anytime soon. What do PEOs need to know about the current state of affairs, and what can you do to...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Practical Policies: Discerning DEI Discrimination

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin unpacks the recent EEOC guidance on DEI discrimination with fellow Employment Member, Geri Haight. Jen and Geri discuss the content and...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Update from the Office of the Attorney General on Charging Decisions, Plea Negotiations, and Sentencing

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For those who do not practice in the criminal realm, a few changes have come out recently that might impact employers and private companies related to immigration generally, as well as hiring, internal audits and internal...more

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the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | February 2025 Special Tax Edition

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Welcome to the buzz: Special Tax Edition. April 15 is just over two months away. This Special Tax Edition includes practical considerations to help you prepare for tax filing season, including: A former DOJ attorney...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Workplace ICE Raids and Form I-9 Inspections

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There are many questions surrounding potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids impacting the workplace, as well as a heightened prospect of being contacted by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

EnforceMintz — Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs to Remain in the Enforcement Spotlight in 2025

As government scrutiny and enforcement targeting the Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) program continued in 2024, the industry’s response to agency actions escalated. Last year also resulted in the first sizable Part D...more

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Immigration Hurdles Ahead: What Employers Can Expect from the Second Trump Administration

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President-Elect Donald Trump is promising sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system, with a focus on ramping up enforcement and the removal of undocumented immigrants. We can look to his first term, along with his...more

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OCR Says HIPAA Audits Will Resume: OIG Makes Recommendations for Enhancement

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Recognizing the increasing number of successful cyberattacks targeting health care organizations and their valuable patient data, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is calling for enhancements to the HIPAA audit...more

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