In an interview with Federal News Radio,  Shepperd Mullin partner Jonathan Aronie discusses recent trends in federal suspension and debarment activity, and suggests the recent lull in S&D actions may be nearing an end. “I noticed in my experience that I was seeing suspension and debarment in places I had not seen them before, like at the end of a routine False Claims Act case. I’ve found it to be more likely to get a show cause letter than it used to be the case,” Aronie remarked. In reviewing recent S&D data, Aronie found that the chance a contractor will receive a show cause letter is likely to increase when there are stories in the media, when a firm suffers a data breach, or when there are FCA settlements.

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