The US Department of Justice’s Civil Cyber-Fraud (CCF) Initiative employs the powerful False Claims Act (FCA), with two recent FCA settlements under the CCF Initiative indicating scrutiny on cybersecurity compliance to combat emerging cyber threats. Whether the CCF Initiative continues in current form, it nonetheless underscores the importance for contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and other forms of funding that have agreements with the government to pay close attention to the cybersecurity requirements of such agreements.
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