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Cyber Risk, Real Consequences: DOJ Steps Up Enforcement

Dickinson Wright on 5/22/2025

Government efforts to enforce cybersecurity control requirements have moved forward in the opening months of the Trump administration. Regardless of the changes coming to other areas of contracting and the Federal Acquisition...more

DOJ Continues Crackdown on Cybersecurity Compliance with $1.25M FCA Settlement

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/29/2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) secured another win for its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative last week when it resolved a False Claims Act (FCA) action[1] alleging Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) failed to comply with...more

New Rule Requires Defense Contractors to Meet Cybersecurity Standards

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 9/30/2024

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) recently cleared the final rule for the U. S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, putting the agency one step closer to...more

DOJ Went Down to Georgia: Lessons Learned from Recent Cybersecurity Enforcement Actions

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 9/5/2024

Some might say there’s little difference between dealing with the devil and being a federal contractor. And for the unwary or unprepared, that may not be far off. Federal contracting comes with a litany of “fine print” that...more

The FAR Council’s Proposed Cybersecurity Overhaul: Lots Of Questions, But Only Some Answers

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 10/9/2023

In what can best be described as a tsunami of cybersecurity regulation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council—consisting of the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National...more

2021 FCA Recoveries Bounce Back from Decade-Low . . . Maybe

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/3/2022

On February 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the second-largest annual total recoveries in the history of the False Claims Act (FCA)—$5.6 billion—for FY 2021 (October 2020 – September 2021)...more

Lincoln’s Law in the Digital Age: DOJ to Expand Use of the False Claims Act to Enforce Cybersecurity Requirements

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 10/20/2021

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (the “Initiative”) that will use the False Claim Act (“FCA”) to pursue contractors and grant recipients that knowingly...more

DOJ Announces Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative

Jones Day on 10/11/2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announces an initiative targeting cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients. On October 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced a new Civil...more

New Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Uses False Claims Act to Enforce Cybersecurity Requirements

Jenner & Block on 10/8/2021

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week a new Civil Cyber-Fraud initiative which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce government contract cybersecurity requirements. The initiative will be led by the...more

Uptick in FCA Investigations and Litigation Targeting Tech Services

Morgan Lewis on 11/3/2020

The shift to a remote working environment as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drawn attention to data security and business continuity risks. With increased demand for technology services comes increased...more

ADG Insights | NIST set to "enhance" contractor cybersecurity duties

Hogan Lovells on 10/7/2019

Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more

The Risks and Implications of Failing to Comply with U.S. Government Cyber and IT Requirements

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/2/2017

This article summarizes some of the many risks and implications that are associated with failing to comply with U.S. government-unique cyber and information technology requirements. We are often asked by small and...more

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