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Podcast - Cybersecurity Roundup: Analyzing New and Proposed Rules for Contractors
Cybersecurity Insights: Updates on CMMC Implementation and CUI Identification
Podcast - Third-Party Assessments and NIST SP 800-171
Third-Party Assessments and NIST SP 800-171
[Podcast] AI Risk Management: A Discussion with NIST’s Elham Tabassi on the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Compliance into the Weeds - ChatGPT for the Compliance Professional
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DoD Cyber: A Conversation with Melissa Vice, COO for DoD’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Year in Review: Major Breaches, Changes in the Law, and Upcoming Trends
The Government Contracts Cyber Café: Recent Developments Update
How to Respond to President Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order
On July 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $1.75 million False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlement with Aero Turbine Inc. (“Aero Turbine”), a California-based defense contractor, and private equity firm...more
A recent Department of Justice (“DOJ”) settlement highlights the importance of assessing cybersecurity compliance for government contractors during mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”). In April 2025, DOJ announced an $8.4...more
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a qui tam suit with defense contractor Raytheon and its successor company, Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC (Nightwing), totaling $8.4 million. The...more
Government contractors regularly handle sensitive federal data, and cybersecurity compliance is no longer optional—it’s mandatory. A recent settlement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and defense contractor Raytheon...more
On March 26, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with MORSECORP Inc. (MORSE) to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), specifically regarding...more
Despite a change in administrations, the government’s vigilance and enforcement of cybersecurity requirements have not missed a beat. On March 14, 2025, MORSECORP, Inc. of Cambridge, MA resolved allegations that it had...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reached a $4.6 million civil False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with MORSECORP, Inc. (MORSE) arising out of allegations that the company failed to comply with Department of Defense...more
While some areas of white-collar enforcement have been deprioritized by the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) remains committed to its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative as demonstrated by two recent False...more
Amid ongoing policy shifts in Washington, the federal government’s interest in pursuing civil cyber-fraud cases appears to be here to stay. In October 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated its Civil Cyber-Fraud...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
In August, the United States filed a Complaint-in-Intervention in a False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower suit alleging that the Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech”) and an affiliate, Georgia Tech Research Corp....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
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 last six months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has remained vigilant in pursuing cybersecurity-related fraud under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative first announced in October 2021. As we have previously...more
On February 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) notified the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that it would intervene in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) case filed against Georgia Tech Research...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
On December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense ("DoD") published a proposed rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ("CMMC") 2.0, which will establish comprehensive cybersecurity requirements for...more
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a proposed rule to implement its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC 2.0). This proposed rule — released on December 26, 2023, and published in...more
The proposed rule requires contractors to make annual affirmations regarding their cybersecurity maturity, thus increasing their risk of False Claims Act Liability. The proposed rule allows for limited use of Plans of...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
On December 4, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) issued a “special” Audit Report (the Report) that provides insight into common cybersecurity weaknesses related to the protection of Controlled...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more
The federal government has declined to intervene – for now – in a recently unsealed case against Penn State that demonstrates the growing use of the False Claims Act in cybersecurity enforcement. The court gave the government...more
A recently unsealed False Claims Act qui tam complaint against Penn State is the latest in line with DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. The case is United States ex rel. Matthew Decker v. Pennsylvania State University,...more