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Episode 383 -- FCPA Update: Declination and Indictment
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HHS Policy Changes, Supreme Court Rulings, and the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group
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False Claims Act Insights - Beyond Adversarialism: How to Steer FCA Investigations
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Compliance Tip of the Day: Key M&A Enforcement Actions
Under the Radar: DOJ's Data Security Rules and Their Impact on Payments Companies — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
From the Editor’s Desk: Compliance Week’s Insights and Reflections from July to August 2025
Everything Compliance: Episode 158, The No to Corruption in Ukraine Edition
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 157, No To Ukraine Corruption
FCPA Compliance Report: 10 Core Principles for Effective Internal Investigations with Michelle Peirce
Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a significant settlement of a False Claims Act (FCA) case under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. Guidehouse Inc., a management, business and information technology...more
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Pentagon Wants Authority to Start Work on New Technologies Without Congressional Approval - In recent years, Congress has passed several pieces of legislation meant to speed up the Defense Department’s (DOD) acquisition...more
DOJ Announces Another COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Takedown - As we predicted last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has continued to prioritize COVID-19 fraud enforcement by utilizing its new task forces and newly...more
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Government contractors witnessed significant developments ranging from infrastructure, sustainability, supply chain, and cyber security requirements to increased compliance obligations and enforcement actions in 2022. Here we...more
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GSA Releases Polaris Q&A Signaling Key Changes in Upcoming RFPs, - GSA recently released a Q&A in anticipation of the first two Polaris Requests for Proposals (RFPs). GSA anticipates the RFPs for...more
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - House Passes Sweeping $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill - The Hill reported that the House passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government, hours after lawmakers...more
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DOJ Recovers Over $5.6 Billion From Fraud and False Claims Act Matters in FY 2021: 6 Key Takeaways - On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered more than $5.6 billion in Fiscal...more
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Class Deviation Regarding Exceptions to the Limitations on Subcontracting Requirements for Small Business Concerns Under FAR Part 19 - The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council published a...more
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