In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 settlements and judgments collecting over $2.9 billion. The government continued its effort to combat cybersecurity threats through its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which is dedicated to using the FCA to ensure that federal contractors and grantees are compliant with cybersecurity requirements. Settlements in 2024 included allegations
Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations team keeps a close eye on the different ways the government is using the False Claims Act (FCA) to seek redress for cybersecurity deficiencies and force companies into a new technological era. Check out this blog post by Brad Robertson and Cara Rice, two members of Bradley’s Government Enforcement
In 2023, the government and whistleblowers were party to 543 settlements and judgments — the highest number in a single year — collecting over $2.68 billion. After announcing its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative in October 2021, the Justice Department proved that the initiative is dedicated to using the FCA as a mechanism to hold federal contractors
While the federal government has relied on the False Claims Act (FCA) to combat fraud across a range of sectors since 1986, in 2022, the Department of Justice set its sights on new enforcement priorities, including fraud in the cybersecurity realm. In October 2021, DOJ announced its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, dedicated to using the FCA
On February 1, 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that a False Claims Act (FCA) case against defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings and Aerojet Rockdyne Inc. (collectively “Aerojet”) could go forward on triable issues of fact as to whether noncompliance with government cybersecurity requirements are material to the