Protecting Our Nation’s Data: Cybersecurity Compliance for Government Contractors
Intellectual Property In Department of Defense Contracting
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
Webinar: Trademarks and Government Contracting
Buy American: What Government Contractors Need to Know
Federal Contracting Overseas: Insider Tips for Ensuring Compliance with Host Country Laws
Navigating the FAR/DFARS: The Most Confusing and Little Known Clauses
Government Contracts Cyber Café: 2019 Wrap Up and Privacy, CMMC, and GRC in 2020
The Government Contracts Cyber Café: Recent Developments Update
Government Contracts Cyber Café Series: An Inside Look at DFARS Compliance Data
Government Contracts Cyber Café - Crisis Management: Beyond Compliance
Federal Cybersecurity Requirements
In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for avoiding product substitution issues in government contracting. Product substitution is...more
The aerospace and defense industry is facing a rapidly shifting legal landscape in 2025, shaped by regulatory updates, enforcement trends, and geopolitical considerations. With increased scrutiny on foreign investments,...more
Note to research compliance officials still digesting news of Pennsylvania State’s recent $1.25 million settlement over False Claims Act (FCA) allegations related to cybersecurity and the government’s recent intervention in a...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) secured another win for its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative last week when it resolved a False Claims Act (FCA) action[1] alleging Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) failed to comply with...more
The Georgia Tech case serves as yet another reminder of the importance of contractor compliance with cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts. The Government alleges that Georgia Tech failed to comply with the...more
Some might say there’s little difference between dealing with the devil and being a federal contractor. And for the unwary or unprepared, that may not be far off. Federal contracting comes with a litany of “fine print” that...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
On Thursday, August 22, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Complaint-In-Intervention in the case of United States of America ex rel. Christopher Craig and Kyle Koza, v. Georgia Tech Research Corp....more
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its complaint-in-intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), alleging that the university failed to meet certain...more
Over the holidays, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued proposed rules for updating its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program from its existing Defense Acquisition Regulatory Supplement (DFARS)...more
Two years after announcing the second iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, the DoD released its proposed rule that, if adopted, will implement the...more
A few weeks ago, we discussed two recent cyber-related False Claims Act (FCA) cases. One of those cases is a qui tam lawsuit against Penn State and, as of the date of our article, we were waiting to see if DOJ would opt to...more
Many government agencies accomplish their critical missions by using private transportation and logistics services. The General Services Administration (GSA) is often the key federal agency for managing private procurement of...more
In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in news of cyber-related False Claims Act (“FCA”) activity. For example, on September 1, 2023, the court unsealed a qui tam lawsuit against Penn State University relating to...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
On July 8, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a press release that Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc, a provider of advanced propulsion and energetics systems for multiple government agencies, reached a settlement...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a memorandum signaling its increasing willingness to review contractor compliance with cybersecurity standards in its contracts and take action against noncompliant...more
Aerojet Rocketdyne received another blow last week in its long running battle to end a 2015 False Claims Act suit alleging it lied about its compliance with cybersecurity requirements in order to win several federal...more
Recently, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, aimed at combatting “new and emerging cyber threats to the security of sensitive information and...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced plans to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors, subcontractors and grant recipients, including for providing...more
When entering a casino, professional gamblers understand that “the house doesn’t beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.” This axiom is precisely why in the long run casinos make money, while...more