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A&O Shearman

Defense Contractors To Pay $8.4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Surrounding Non-Compliance With Cybersecurity...

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On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an $8.4 million settlement agreement with several defense contract companies (“companies”) resolving alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement...more

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DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case with MORSECORP Over Cybersecurity Program

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On March 26, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with MORSECORP Inc. (MORSE) to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), specifically regarding...more

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Government Contractors Beware: Failure to Comply with DOD Cybersecurity Requirements Can Trigger Civil FCA Liability

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reached a $4.6 million civil False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with MORSECORP, Inc. (MORSE) arising out of allegations that the company failed to comply with Department of Defense...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

DOJ: ‘False Claims Act + Cybersecurity’ Is Here To Stay

Amid ongoing policy shifts in Washington, the federal government’s interest in pursuing civil cyber-fraud cases appears to be here to stay. In October 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated its Civil Cyber-Fraud...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Penn State, GA Tech Cybersecurity Cases Join 10 Others FCA Attorney Has Under Seal

Note to research compliance officials still digesting news of Pennsylvania State’s recent $1.25 million settlement over False Claims Act (FCA) allegations related to cybersecurity and the government’s recent intervention in a...more

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Agrees to Pay $9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Cybersecurity Violations in Federal...

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On July 8, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a press release that Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc, a provider of advanced propulsion and energetics systems for multiple government agencies, reached a settlement...more

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