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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

More Whistleblower Suits Filed Than Ever Before: The False Claims Act in 2024

As in recent years, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to serve as a tool utilized by the federal government against government contractors in 2024. The government collected more than $2.9 billion as a result of 558 FCA...more

StoneTurn

Procurement Fraud in South Africa

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There are numerous ways of committing procurement fraud. When investigating all options need to be considered and collection of intelligence is crucial. StoneTurn Managing Director Phathu Makhadi highlights the most common...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Recent FCA Settlements in Government Contracts Cases

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The government continues to prioritize fraud involving government contractors, as the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most recent annual report on civil fraud recovery shows. Although the majority of government recoveries are...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

DOJ Came Out Swinging with False Claims Act Recoveries in FY 2021

On Tuesday, DOJ released its eagerly awaited False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, announcing that DOJ had obtained $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases...more

Wiley Rein LLP

2021 FCA Recoveries Bounce Back from Decade-Low . . . Maybe

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On February 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the second-largest annual total recoveries in the history of the False Claims Act (FCA)—$5.6 billion—for FY 2021 (October 2020 – September 2021)...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Beware Rogue Employees with a Taste for Fraud

As if more evidence were needed, a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment provides another reminder of the importance of an effective compliance program—and the potential costs to contractors if their program doesn’t...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Most Important Government Contract Disputes Cases of 2016 - The Government Contractor

In 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two important decisions that will have a significant impact on the law of Government contract disputes. Specifically, the Federal Circuit has changed the lens...more

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