False Claims Act Insights - The Rise of State False Claims Act Enforcement
Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now
False Claims Act Insights - The Latest on Zafirov and the Future of Qui Tams
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 18: The Triad’s Economic Momentum with Marvin Price of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
From Compliance Certification to False Claim: The New DEI Risks Facing Federal-Funding Recipients
The FTC's Interest in Governance Matters: Board Oversight, Compliance and Awareness
False Claims Act Insights - Understanding HIPAA Disclosures When Responding to CIDs in FCA Investigations
AGG Talks: Government Insight for Life Sciences Leaders | How Medicare Regulations Could Affect Access to Gender-Affirming Care: Implications for Life Sciences Companies
Avoiding Common Teaming and Subcontracting Pitfalls
Overcoming the Compliance Minefield, Part 3: Build Indirect Rates That Stand Up to DCAA Scrutiny
Maximizing Recovery: Tactics for Stop Work REAs and Termination Proposals
November 2025 Monthly Minute | The Federal Government and AI
FCA Implications for M&A Transactions
Chatbots, Trust and Helplines
The Lobby Bar: a Political Law Podcast | Welcome to the Lobby Bar: Battleground 2025 – Navigating Pay-to-Play Laws
What's New with the False Claims Act?
Overcoming the Compliance Minefield of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts, Part 2: Mastering DCAA Audits in Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Contracts
Managing Workforce Challenges During Shutdowns
AGG Talks: Government Insight for Life Sciences Leaders - Episode 2: DOJ’s Shifting Enforcement: CPB Disbanding, Counterfeit Drug Focus, and Gender-Affirming Care Investigations
For years, the Department of Defense has said it wants to buy more like the commercial market. The FY2026 NDAA puts real weight behind that promise. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026...more
Key Takeaways: Sixth Circuit FCA precedent remains intact. The Sixth Circuit declined to entertain constitutional challenges to the FCA’s qui tam provisions, emphasizing that binding circuit precedent forecloses arguments...more
Tom Hayhoe's final report as COVID-19 Counter-Fraud Commissioner estimates that fraud, error and waste across more than 140 pandemic support schemes cost UK taxpayers £10.9 billion. Out of this, only around £1.8 billion has...more
According to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) January 16, 2026 press release, the DOJ reported a record $6.8 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the fiscal year ending September 30,...more
Throughout 2025, the Trump administration has tried to shape the direction of national AI policy through a series of executive orders and agency directives. In July 2025, President Trump’s issued the AI Action Plan along with...more
On January 7, 2026, the president issued an Executive Order titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting” (the “Order”). The Order directs the Department of War and other agencies to take immediate and...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has released its annual statistics on enforcement under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), reporting more than $6.8 billion in settlements and judgments for fiscal year (“FY”) 2025,...more
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it obtained more than $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (FY 2025). This is the largest total in a...more
On January 7, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting,” aimed at reshaping how certain defense contractors allocate capital....more
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recoveries exceeding $6.8 billion under the False Claims Act (FCA) in 2025.1 This total—the highest in the FCA’s 160-year history—underscores the DOJ’s continued commitment...more
The Procurement Integrity Act (PIA) generally prohibits federal employees from knowingly disclosing contractor bid or proposal information before the award of a "Federal agency procurement contract to which the information...more
The ABA’s 2026 False Claims Act Mock Trial Institute, held in New Orleans this year and sold out, once again offered a bevy of lessons, information, and insight. As always, the FCA Mock Trial Institute provided a valuable...more
On January 16, 2026, the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video on social media announcing that the Department of War will conduct a “line‑by‑line review of every small business, sole source, 8(a) contract that is over...more
On Jan. 19, 2026, the attorneys general (AGs) of Florida and Texas released separate formal legal opinions asserting that certain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action measures in the private and...more
Security policy challenges in Europe and geopolitical changes around the world call for defense-ready German Armed Forces (“Bundeswehr”) and faster, more efficient procurement processes....more
On December 5, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a program-wide data call (Data Call) to all 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) Program) participants seeking three years of financial and contractual...more
This alert provides a summary and takeaways from the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. ...more
On January 16, 2026, the Department of Justice released its annual report on the False Claims Act announcing a record year of recoveries for fiscal year 2025. The numbers are noteworthy. DOJ recovered over $6.8 billion in...more
In the year following the revocation of Executive Order 11246, the federal contractor community has been closely watching the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for signs of what might come next. In the...more
GovCon M&A and Recertification: What Small Business Contractors, Investors, and Private Equity Firms Need to Know - The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) size and recertification rules have always been central to...more
On December 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced a $20 million award to establish two new AI centers in partnership with the nonprofit MITRE Corporation,...more
Department of Justice (DOJ)’s health care enforcement is shifting under Trump, with leadership changes and new policy-driven priorities alongside traditional False Claims Act (FCA) actions targeting fraud and kickbacks....more
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent holding in Third Coast Servs., LLC v. Castaneda expands potential liability coverage under § 97.002 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code by reasoning that so long as the contractor...more
Speaking at the 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Hogan Lovells global regulatory partners Elizabeth Jungman and Brian Carey moderated a panel discussion with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Chief of...more
As life sciences companies expand internationally, regulatory readiness must evolve into a strategic capability that supports global business planning and innovation....more