False Claims Act Insights - DOJ’s Reliance on FCA to Pursue Covid-Related Fraud
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 20 - Pitfalls and Perils: Employee Retention Credit Enforcement Trends
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
Podcast: Hot Areas in COVID-19 Enforcement, Testing, and Funding - Diagnosing Health Care
Navigating Potential COVID Relief and Healthcare Fraud Issues
Health Care Practices: Can They Seek Employee Retention Credits Based on Harm Caused By COVID-19?
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Stephen Shaver on CARES Act Relief Funds and Healthcare Organizations
Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers.
Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
The Year Ahead: COVID-19's Impact on the Employee Benefits Value Proposition
PPP Loans: Frequently Asked Questions
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Using and Reporting Your Provider Relief Funds
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New Round of COVID-19 Relief Expands Assistance for Employers
2021: The Year Ahead for Employers
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Dealing with The CARES Act and the Current Status of Offsets in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation
As federal contractors continue to navigate the post-pandemic compliance landscape, a recurring issue has emerged in government audits and incurred cost reviews: whether and how contractors must credit the government for...more
With ever-increasing threats from the Chinese Communist Party, recently exposed vulnerabilities in the United States' supply chain and decades of outsourcing that has left the defense and industrial base vulnerable, there is...more
WHAT: In Aviation Training Consulting, LLC, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) held that it had jurisdiction to hear the contractor’s claim for increased costs to keep its workforce in a ready state during...more
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
As the 118th Congress prepares to take office, those who may be targets of a new congressional agenda emphasizing government investigations should assess and address their vulnerabilities. Top industry targets for...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
Unfortunately, the PPP Loan fall-out is far from over. As we noted in the last blog on PPP issues, we are seeing a number of PPP Forgiveness denials for a number of different reasons, and, along with that, we are seeing the...more
One of most significant aspects of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was the “Paycheck Protection Program” (PPP). PPP, administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), authorized...more
This is the second in a series of articles concerning the audits and investigations related to the contracts and grants awarded, and relief funds provided, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article first discusses...more
Update: This article has been updated to reflect the Federal Circuit’s affirmation of the CBCA’s Pernix Serka decision and additional developments in the Government’s ongoing COVID-19 response...more
On March 23, 2021, The House Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure held a remote hearing titled: “The Interaction Between the Paycheck Protection Program and Federal Acquisition Regulations: What It...more
This is the third in a series of posts regarding what we believe will be an onslaught of government investigations and audits of COVID relief funds and contracting. Previously, we identified likely categories of programs,...more
As part of an ongoing investigation into a “failed” $35 million contract to provide six million N95 masks to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair James Clyburn...more
This is the second in a series of blogs regarding what we believe will be an onslaught of government investigations and audits of COVID relief funds and contracting. Previously, we identified the government offices that will...more
The $908 billion stimulus package (COVID-19 Relief Package 2.0) that was signed into law on December 27, 2020, which was attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September, was an...more
With the Biden administration’s transition into power last week, federal contractors can finally rejoice about the end of a tumultuous 2020, which brought a global pandemic and a flurry of last-minute procurement policy...more
On President Biden’s first two days in office, he issued a National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness and 11 related Executive Orders, including an Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health...more
As savvy investigators in Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration prepare for new and expanded government investigations, it is time for potential targets to assess and address their vulnerabilities. Investigators in...more
As a result of an Executive Order issued by President Biden on January 20, 2021, federal contractors should expect new PPE requirements and possible facility access or capacity restrictions due to social distancing guidelines...more
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a massive bill (H.R. 133) that would fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2021 while also providing $900 billion in COVID-19 economic relief for employers and...more
THE ONLY EVENT WHERE YOU'LL HEAR FROM Government, In-house Counsel, The Judiciary, the Defense & Relator’s Bar - ACI’s 8th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement will address the underlying...more
In the latest installment of our bid protest spotlight (featured on Law360), we analyze three Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions that provide important reminders for companies considering whether to protest a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more
The Saga Of The Stimulus Deal Continues. As readers of this newsletter are well aware, the negotiations over additional stimulus legislation to confront COVID-19, and all of its attendant consequences, has seen a number of...more
Congress passed a continuing resolution that extends the authorization for agencies to reimburse contractors under Section 3610 of the CARES Act until December 11, 2020. Unless agency-specific guidance states otherwise,...more