The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has kept busy in pursuing cybersecurity-related fraud in government contracts resulting in seven settlements. These settlements illustrate the continuing need for contractors to...more
10/20/2025
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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
Federal contractors, borrowers, grantees, and other recipients of federal funds are subject to a range of regulations restricting the use of those funds for political purposes, including lobbying.
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10/10/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
Lobbyists ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Regulatory Requirements
In recent months, the U.S. academic and research community has been subject to intense scrutiny over ties to China. Even more than the controversial China Initiative of the first Trump administration, the past eight months...more
On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking”, a sweeping directive that reshapes the federal grantmaking process. Framed as a move to improve accountability and...more