Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Illumina Inc. agreed to pay $9.8 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) relating to cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its genomic...more
10/8/2025
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The clock winds down to another federal government shutdown as funding is set to expire at midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Unlike the most recent threat of a government shutdown last March, there is a new Congress and new...more
9/30/2025
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On his second day in office, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, inclusion and/or accessibility (DEI or...more
1/27/2025
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Most eyes and ears are on Capitol Hill Friday as we waited for a spending bill to be approved ahead of midnight, to prevent a government shutdown. If the government shuts down, it will impact government contractors. In this...more
Join us for a virtual roundtable featuring Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys Tom Manganello, Mike Stone, Kurt Brauer, Andrew Reside and Chris Predko as they discuss electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at company...more
11/10/2023
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Lithium-ion batteries hold great promise for reducing transportation-related combustion emissions, but they also carry risk. The federal government routinely warns airline passengers about the inherent fire risk of...more
When a company enters into a contract with the federal government, they become a prime contractor. When that prime contractor purchases “commercial items” from another company in support of a federal contract, that company...more