Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
Is There FCA Risk in Your Public Data? DOJ Launches the “FOCUS” Initiative, Formalizing Engagement with Data Miner Relators
Dorsey & Whitney - The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division recently announced a new anti-fraud initiative, dubbed the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use...
DOJ Puts Federal Contractors on Notice: The IBM Settlement and the Future of “Illegal DEI” Enforcement
Dentons - In early 2025, President Trump signaled his intent to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs in the federal government. As part...
DOJ Announces Initiative for Data Miners Filing Qui Tam Complaints
Wilmer Hale - On April 30, 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a False Claims Act (FCA) initiative relating to companies and...
FAR Overhaul Continues: Government Doubles Down on DEI Enforcement with New Clause and Debarment Risk
Sheppard Mullin - On April 20, 2026, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (“OFPP”) and the FAR Council released updated model deviations for FAR...
Ninth Circuit Rejects Use of Lodestar Multiplier in Determining Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees Despite Counsel’s “Herculean Efforts”
Arnold & Porter - Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit, in United States ex rel. Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation held that the district...
DOJ Announces FOCUS Initiative to Work with Data Miners Filing Qui Tams
Sidley - The Department of Justice announced a new initiative to collaborate with data miners who file qui tam complaints under the False Claims...
DOJ’s FOCUS on Data-Mining Whistleblowers
Wiley - The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ or the Department) Civil Division recently announced the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS)...
Tariffs, OFAC and the DOJ (Part 1)
Volkov - Is your trade compliance program low-hanging fruit for the Department of Justice and the regulatory agencies? Regulators are focused on enforcement. Civil...
DOJ Secures First-Ever DEI-Related FCA Settlement With IBM
Arnold & Porter - In a first-of-its-kind resolution, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on April 10, 2026, that International Business Machines Corporation...
DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces Over $340 Million in Fraud Actions in One Week
Arent Fox Schiff - The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a sweeping series of enforcement actions representing...
Government Contractors Take Note: The $17 Million IBM Settlement Brings a New Era of DEI Enforcement Under the False Claims Act
Arnall Golden Gregory - DEI enforcement has moved from policy to monetary recovery risk. DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative is now producing False Claims...
EO 14398 and First FCA Settlement For Discriminatory Practices Highlight Focus on Government Contracting
Cozen O'Connor - The Trump Administration’s stated intent to use federal contracts and the False Claims Act (FCA) to target discriminatory hiring and employment...
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