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Compliance & Enforcement
The rules, guidance, and enforcement signals practitioners need.
False Claims Act
GAO Calls for Renewed Oversight of Federal Contractors’ Disability Employment Obligations
Let’s Talk FCA
Court Holds Insurer Must Cover FCA Settlement Despite “Fraudulent Acts” Exclusion
What the $25 Million Accenture DEI False Claims Act Settlement Means for Native-Owned Federal Contractors
FCPA
Ninth Circuit Decision Addresses Statute Of Limitations Issue Relevant In Certain FCPA Enforcement Actions
The State of FCPA Enforcement: Fewer Cases, but Risk Remains
Regarding Dismissal Of Criminal FCPA Charges
Could Your Routine Customs Payment Actually Be a Bribe?
Audits & Investigations
DCAA Just Completely Rewrote Its Incurred Cost Guidance
The New Era of Data-Driven Fraud Enforcement
Is Internal Audit Reducing Risk — or Creating It?
Trump’s FBI Shut Down Investigation into Defense Contractor’s Alleged Bribes
Legislation & Regulations
OFCCP Finalizes Three Contractor Rules
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
Rock the CAS Board: DOW Memo Sets Up a Clash Between CAS and GAAP Accounting for Federal Contracts
Expert Opinion
Updating Your Sanctions Compliance Guidance, Part 1: The 2019 Framework Is Still Your Foundation, But It’s No Longer the Whole Picture
Contracting Reform Advances Across Classified Work, Acquisition Rules, and FCA Enforcement
Marching Orders for DOJ’s Reshuffled Corporate Fraud Enforcers
Defense Supply Chain Compliance: Critical Minerals Waiver Cessation Takes Effect January 1, 2027
News
Federal Awards Still Skip Beneficial-Ownership Checks, Leaving Hundreds of Billions Open to Shell-Company Fraud
Two Dover Airmen Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Cyber Fraud Scheme
New Federal Contracting Proposals Could Change Who Controls Intellectual Property
Beneficial-Owner Disclosure Rule Slips Again as GAO Flags Gaps in Federal Award Data
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
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