False Claims Act

New Executive Order Gives Federal Agencies 30 Days to Include New Clause in Contracts A new Executive Order directs federal agencies to prohibit “racially discriminatory DEI activities” in all contracts to acquire [...]

Public Comments Accepted Until March 30 Federal grantees should be aware that the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed requiring applicants, both when initially registering in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) [...]

Federal Funding Recipients Should Be Aware of DOJ’s Intensified Focus on FCA Enforcement The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reported that settlements and judgments under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) [...]

The question of whether the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are constitutional—and whether whistleblowers may continue to litigate on behalf of the U.S. government—is now pending on appeal before [...]

In emphasizing its heightened focus on the disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest—especially the disclosure of “Other Support” such as outside or foreign funding and in-kind contributions —the National Institutes of [...]

To further emphasize healthcare fraud as an area of enforcement priority under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the [...]

On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing the launch of a new “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” aimed at investigating and pursuing claims under the False Claims [...]

In a brief farewell message from the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported more than $2.9 billion in federal False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments during fiscal year [...]

In another notable False Claims Act development, a Massachusetts federal district court recently held that, when the United States intervenes in a relator’s qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) [...]

On October 22, the Department of Justice announced that Pennsylvania State University will pay $1.25 million to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit accusing it of failing to comply with cybersecurity [...]