Here’s a thought for the international contractors that either support, or wish to support the DoD on their national territory. If the DoD, specifically the Army Corps of Engineers, or Defense Logistics Agency issue the contract. You may wish to…
The US DoJ and what’s next for the False Claims Act. A thought provoking article from lawyers at Hogan Lovells. The FCA has been a powerful enforcement tool, how will it fair under the new administration, as the 11th Circuit…
Well worth a read. The U.S department of Justice has reached a total of $11.3m in settlements under the False Claims Act, with 2 U.S consulting companies, for failing to meet contractual cybersecurity requirements. Are we starting to see more…
A False Claims Act(FCA) case against Georgia Tech, filed in July 2022 has been unsealed. In 2022 employees of Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) filled an FCA claim alleging that Georgia Tech (GTRC, GIT and GTRI) did not provide adequate…
Maybe the game is a foot, as the Department of Justice announces the largest procurement fraud settlement in history. Defense contractor Booz Allen settled a $377 False Claims Action with the Department of Justice, supported by the Defense Contract Audit…
The SEC demonstrates the use of its Whistleblower program with a $104 million payout to seven whistleblowers. One should remember that the Whistblower program is an effective tool used by Federal Agencies to oversight Federal suppliers. One wonders the effects…
With the SEC cybersecurity risk management program pending and U.S DoD DFARS/ CMMC, one has to wonder the role of Whistblower program in cybersecuirty risk management compliance? The U.S DOD DFARS program requires covered entities to implement NIST SP 800-171…
This will be one to watch as one has to wonder what the next steps will be for data protection regulators. If it is correct that Tesla employees were sharing images taken from the owners of the cars there will…
2022 was the second highest year on record for False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries according to the DoJs annual report issued last week. The report makes for an interesting read. $2.2 Billion was recovered in false Claims Settlements and judgements…
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA it is a pleasure to be associated with you and work with you on cybersecurity related matters. One wonders if the growth in cyber regulation and the focus of the ONCD, SEC and DoJ amongst…
