Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
First FASC Order Could Broadly Impact ICT Supply Chains and National Security in Federal Systems
Wiley - On September 24, 2025, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) issued the first order under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act...
CFIUS Annual Report Highlights Compliance Concerns for Technology, AI, and Energy Sector Entities
Centre Law & Consulting - Since August 6, 2025, when the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) issued its 2024 Annual...
U.S. Department of State Eases Military Drone Export Review Policy
Blank Rome - The U.S. Department of State recently announced an update to its military drone export review policy on September 15, 2025, which...
The Roach Hotel of Government Service Contracts: Pension Tail Withdrawal Liabilities for Unionized Workers
Abrahams Wolf-Rodda - Government service contractors need to exercise restraint and avoid bidding on work involving unionized contractors with insolvent union pension plans. They...
Circuit Split Regarding But-For Causation in False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Act Cases: Are There Two Pathways to Establish FCA Falsity in These Cases or Just...
Akin - Courts have split regarding whether a 2010 amendment to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), which mandates that a “claim that includes items or...
Compliance into the Weeds: Navigating H-1B Visa Reforms & Corporate Compliance Challenges
Compliance Podcast Network - In this episode of the Compliance into the Weeds podcast, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly discuss the Trump administration’s recent...
The Department of Justice Prioritizes Federal Contractor Compliance with Cybersecurity Requirements Via Enforcement of the False Claims Act
Smith Currie - The United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded...
Relator’s $60M+ FCA Claim Affirmed By Seventh Circuit
The relator charged Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) of submitting false pricing information to the government under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) by...
DOL Launches Project Firewall: New H-1B Enforcement Initiative
Holland & Knight - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has launched Project Firewall, a sweeping enforcement initiative designed to ensure strict employer compliance...
Investigations Newsletter: Ninth Circuit Restores FCA Case Against Biotronik
Arent Fox Schiff - On September 10, the Ninth Circuit reversed a federal district court’s decision dismissing a whistleblower complaint against Biotronik, which alleged...
Counterpoints …
FCPA Professor - In a recent Substack post, Richard Cassin (the former editor of the defunct FCPA Blog) writes – in reference to a...
Upping Your Game – Leveraging Behavioral Analytics in Compliance: A Proactive Approach
Compliance Podcast Network - In February, the Trump Administration suspended investigations under and enforcement of the FCPA. Many compliance professionals have since wondered what...
