Introduction -
Last year saw a significant increase in whistleblower reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC reportedly received 35% more tips, complaints, and referrals for investigation between...more
Government contractors are no strangers to the numerous quality standards and assurances required by the government. Over the past several years, cybersecurity in federal contracting has emerged as yet another standard to...more
1/14/2020
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cisco ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Surveillance ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
In a long-awaited decision, the Eleventh Circuit concurred with the lower court’s standard for determining falsity under the False Claims Act (FCA) — reasonable disagreement between medical experts alone is not enough to...more
9/12/2019
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Terminal Illness Treatments ,
Whistleblowers
Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants and awards into the university system. These funds are...more
12/6/2016
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud ,
Higher Education Act ,
Online Education ,
Research Funding ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers