Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Government Contractor Settles FCA Case Over Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Violations

On March 26, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a settlement agreement with MORSECORP, Inc. (MORSE), resolving False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that MORSE submitted false claims for payment under Department...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Federal Cybersecurity Policy in 2025: What to Watch in Changing Times

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Last year we made some predictions about 2024’s cyber landscape and major issues. Several proved prescient, with incident reporting, CISO scrutiny, SEC aggression, and new regulation of various sectors taking shape as the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

DoD Contractors: It’s Go Time for CMMC

On December 16, the U.S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC) final rule (the “CMMC Program Rule”) will become effective, to codify the CMMC requirements and assessment processes....more

WilmerHale

Final DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Rule Will Bring Compliance Challenges, Increased False Claims Act Risk

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On October 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) at long last published a final rule establishing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (the Final Rule)...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Government Intervenes in Georgia Tech Cybersecurity False Claims Case

The Georgia Tech case serves as yet another reminder of the importance of contractor compliance with cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts. The Government alleges that Georgia Tech failed to comply with the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Brings Suit Against University Under Its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative

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Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its complaint-in-intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), alleging that the university failed to meet certain...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Show Me Your SSPs: DOD to Begin Requesting and Assessing Contractors’ System Security Plans

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WHAT: At a recent Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB), a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) representative announced that DCMA will begin assessing...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Continuing Effort to Protect National Security Data and Networks

CMMC 2.0 – Simplification and Flexibility of DoD Cybersecurity Requirements - Evolving and increasing threats to U.S. defense data and national security networks have necessitated changes and refinements to U.S. regulatory...more

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