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Contracting

Why contractor pricing misconduct seems to endure perpetually

"These False Claims Act cases often don't come to prosecution without an individual whistleblower stepping forward," said Greg Williams.

Contracting

Watch out contractors, the Justice Department might be coming for you

Contracting

Wherever contractors look, the government is looking back

Agency Oversight

Payroll Protection Plan fraud revealed through a chorus of whistleblowers

Contracting

FBI, DCIS raid Carahsoft headquarters

Cybersecurity

Whistleblowers show colleges and other non-profits aren't immune from the False Claims Act

Cybersecurity

DoJ's Georgia Tech lawsuit a ‘warning’ to contractors on cyber compliance

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Federal Newscast

False Claims Act allegations leave two contractors with millions of dollars in fines

Department of Justice

Contracting

Contractors feel the pinch of false claims act cases

Consult with a lawyer regarding legal contract, business contract Legal counsel for various cases.

Contracting

Advice for contractors when the government really, really could shut down

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Commentary

Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses

Zach Prince

Cybersecurity

Practical advice for contractors dealing with new cybersecurity rules

FISMA, cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

The FAR council goes big into proposing new cybersecurity rules

Department of Justice

Workforce

Justice Department false-claims cases continue at a brisk pace

Supreme Court Ethics

Workforce Rights/Governance

The Supreme Court shifts the ground under the False Claims Act

Federal Executions Explainer

Reporter's Notebook

DoJ’s two big False Claims Act settlements a sign of things to come?

Investigation Tracked Child Welfare DOJ

Federal Newscast

Federal contractor to pay $7M for CX methodology issues

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Off the Shelf

The impact of the False Claims Act

Stephen-Kohn

Contracting

The Supreme Court looks ready to help out False Claims whistleblowers

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen spoke Monday to MEP's about the negative impact of big tech companies' business models on users and societies and how this could be tackled by the EU's digital legislation. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Workforce Rights/Governance

Whistleblower awards are falling faster than Facebook stock

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. The United States is renewing calls for the Cuban government to determine the source of “attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba that have affected some two dozen people. At a senior-level meeting with Cuban officials in Washington on June 14, 2018, the State Department said it had again raised the issue, which has prompted a significant reduction in staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

Federal Newscast

White House appoints leader of its response to mysterious 'Havana Syndrome'

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Contracting

With all of the mandates and threats, should companies really "want" federal contracts?

Contracting

Federal contracting dollars have been on the rise, and so has contractor misconduct