BriefsCompliance & Enforcement
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Compliance & Enforcement
The rules, guidance, and enforcement signals practitioners need.
False Claims Act
DOJ Announces $13 Million Settlement with Defense and Aerospace Contractors, Alleging Failures to Meet Cybersecurity Requirements
October 2026 False Claims Act Settlements: Small Business Status and Country of Origin
Lockheed Martin $29.5M Settlement: DEI False Claims Act Risk
DOJ Reaches $13 Million False Claims Act Settlement with Defense Contractors Over Cybersecurity Compliance Failures
FCPA
Reallocation, Not Retreat: Why Lower FCPA Priority Does Not Mean Lower Corporate Risk (Part II of III)
Responses To The Common “But, What About” Assertions
Ninth Circuit Decision Addresses Statute Of Limitations Issue Relevant In Certain FCPA Enforcement Actions
The State of FCPA Enforcement: Fewer Cases, but Risk Remains
Audits & Investigations
Government Contractors After the Midterms: Preparing for a New Era of Congressional Oversight
SBA Removed 689 Firms From 8(a). GSA Is Now Auditing Their Contracts.
SBA Refers 689 Former 8(a) Contractors to GSA for Fraud Audits
Sweeping 8(a) Audits Raise Enforcement Risks for Contractors
Legislation & Regulations
CAS Board Finalizes Sweeping Deregulation: Higher Thresholds, StreamlinedCAS 407, and New Rules for Indefinite Delivery Contracts
What Is a Nontraditional Defense Contractor?
Court Declines to Block Executive Order 14398
Democrats Win Big: What Companies Should Know Now About Coming Congressional Oversight – and What to Watch in the Weeks Ahead
Expert Opinion
OTA Bid Protests, Cybersecurity FCA Enforcement, and SBA Audits
Veterans Day Reminder: Federal Contractors’ Affirmative Action Obligations Continue
A Short Primer on Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) Debarment Standards
Government Contractors After the Midterms: Preparing for a New Era of Congressional Oversight
News
Government’s Landlord Scrutinized for Its Handling of Sensitive Contracting Information
Defense Industry Takes Aim at ‘Right to Repair’ as NDAA Decision Looms
Top Secret-Cleared Contractor Employee Admits Helping North Korean IT Scheme Win Nine U.S. Job Offers
Two USPS Corruption Pleas in Three Days: Packaging Contract Steering and $465K in Repair Kickbacks
Resources
SBA Rule – Removing Constitutional Concerns From SBA Programs
Department of State Regulation – International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): Review of the U.S. Munitions List and Related Definitions and License Exemptions
SBA Referral Leads IRS to Investigate Tax Liabilities Related To Potentially $100 Billion in COVID Loan Fraud
Court Sinks Cybersecurity Whistleblower’s Claims on Materiality
Suspension & Debarment
A Short Primer on Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) Debarment Standards
SBA Referral Leads IRS to Investigate Tax Liabilities Related To Potentially $100 Billion in COVID Loan Fraud
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