The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $5.6 billion in civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2021, the second largest ever annual total in FCA recoveries and the largest...more
2/3/2022
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare ,
Settlement ,
White Collar Crimes
On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020). As we reported last April, the AMLA 2020 included sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening protections against money laundering,...more
9/22/2021
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Money Laundering ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
As the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) seeks to increase funding for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for defense and national security purposes, a new policy memorandum directs the DoD to take steps to ensure that...more
On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order (EO) to protect federal government networks and software supply chains against increasing threats of attacks from malicious cyber actors, setting the stage...more
5/18/2021
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Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
DFARS ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Technology ,
Labeling ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
SaaS ,
Software ,
Supply Chain
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and several federal agencies have issued guidance implementing a provision in the CARES Act that allows government contractors to be reimbursed for paid leave to employees and...more
Due to rising concerns about the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus, President Trump signed an executive order on March 18, 2020, invoking his authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA). The order designates...more
What is a thing? On February 10, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit gave us a new answer to this old philosophical question. In the case of pharmaceuticals, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...more