False Claims Act (FCA), Procurement Guidelines, Department of Defense (DOD)

Key Legal Issues Facing U.S. Government Contractors in 2025

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/15/2025

As the regulatory environment continues to evolve in the new administration, U.S. government contractors are facing an increasingly complex array of legal challenges. Staying compliant and competitive requires close attention...more

Buyer Beware: Settling FCA Allegations Costs Manufacturer $5.2 Million

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/24/2022

Numet Machining Techniques, a Connecticut-based machined parts manufacturer for commercial and military aerospace engines, recently agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) for...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2021

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/5/2021

PilieroMazza Reacts to the Rise in Violence Against the Asian-American Community - In the past year, 3,800 acts of violence were perpetrated against the Asian-American community, with a disproportionate number of these...more

Counting Down to 2020 and the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program

Polsinelli on 12/31/2019

2019 has been a year of pivotal developments for defense contractors in the realm of cybersecurity compliance. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued six guidance memoranda to assist its acquisition personnel in developing...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/9/2019

FALSE CLAIMS ACT / GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Buyer Beware: More Stringent Standards for Government Contractors Under the Buy American Act on the Horizon - President Trump has made “buy American and hire American” a...more

California District Court Issues First False Claims Act Decision Involving the DFARS Cybersecurity Rule

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/30/2019

As predicted, a recent decision from the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California is the first sign of a new, and potentially enormous wave, of Civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33 (“FCA”) actions...more

OSD Issues Policy Guidance Rejecting “Sweeps” Data

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/27/2018

By memorandum dated June 7, 2018, Shay Assad, DoD’s Director, Defense Pricing/Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, has reversed decades of procurement practice that has been embraced by industry and the government...more

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