On May 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), Chris Wright, issued a memo entitled “Secretarial Policy on Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance” in which Secretary Wright announced DOE’s intent...more
Two recent events — one settlement and one executive order — have heightened the risk that the False Claims Act (FCA) will be used as a tool to enforce the employment obligations of companies doing business with the federal...more
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The Department of Justice unveiled its Cyber-Fraud Initiative in October 2021, announcing that it planned to use its civil fraud enforcement authority under the False Claims Act to ensure compliance with contractual...more
The Department of Justice announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative on October 6 – the latest move in a series of federal efforts to address the recent uptick in major cyberattacks. DOJ’s Initiative aims to hold...more
Many companies will naturally want a piece of the $2 trillion federal stimulus package aimed at combating the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic currently making its way through Congress. However, be careful...more