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TNG Consulting

The False Claims Act: An Emerging Compliance Consideration for Title IX, Title VI, and DEI Professionals 

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As the legal and regulatory landscape evolves, Title IX, Title VI, and DEI practitioners are increasingly expected to understand how their work intersects with broader federal compliance frameworks. One such framework that...more

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DOJ Targets DEI Programs with False Claims Act Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is raising the stakes with a broad new initiative targeting what it calls “illegal DEI.” In a May 19, 2025 internal memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche outlines a Civil Rights...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition

Welcome to this Edition of Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants. In this episode, we have the quintet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, Tom Fox and Karen Moore. 1. Karen Moore rants at the Department of...more

WilmerHale

Supreme Court Rules E-Rate Reimbursement Requests Are “Claims” Under the False Claims Act

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On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously held that requests for reimbursement from a privately administered fund qualified as “claims” under the False Claims Act (FCA) because the government “provide[d]” a...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Led by DOJ, Federal Agencies Convene to Coordinate Safeguarding Civil Rights from AI-Related Harms — AI: The Washington Report

On October 9, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division convened the heads of federal agency civil rights offices to discuss and promote coordination around preventing harms that may stem from AI, including...more

BakerHostetler

(Cyber)Security Theater 101 - Georgia Tech, a Teachable Moment

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On August 22, 2024, the United States intervened in a whistleblower suit against the Georgia Institute of Technology, initially filed by current and former members of Georgia Tech’s cybersecurity team, alleging that Georgia...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Seeking Whistleblowers to Report Potential Violations by Institutions of Higher...

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Having stood up and promoted the whistleblower program at the CFPB, it appears that Richard Cordray may now be taking similar steps at Federal Student Aid (“FSA”). On November 10, the Department of Education (“ED”) and FSA...more

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