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Federal contractors are heading into October with significantly different cost accounting rules, while defense contractors are also facing renewed pressure to provide the government with greater visibility into their costs and pricing.
On September 1, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)…
On September 14, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (collectively, Accenture or AFS) agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that AFS violated the False Claims Act (FCA)…
On September 14, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (collectively, Accenture or AFS) agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that AFS violated the False Claims Act (FCA)…
On September 14, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (collectively, Accenture or AFS) agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that AFS violated the False Claims Act (FCA)…
In a much-anticipated False Claims Act (FCA) ruling, the Eleventh Circuit has joined every other circuit in considering the issue and holding that qui tam relators under the FCA are not “officers of the United States” subject to the Constitution’s…
Over the last several months, there has been no shortage of commentary about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS) initiative and the rise of data-driven False Claims Act (FCA) investigations. DOJ has made…
On August 26, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Tri-Agencies) jointly issued FAQ Part 74, new guidance addressing HIPAA wellness program rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The guidance responds directly…
On September 1, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released new resources to help companies prepare for the first reporting deadline under California’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions disclosure regime.…
In our latest article for The National Law Journal, we examine the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent Bosch declination and what it reveals about DOJ’s approach to export controls enforcement, compliance program effectiveness, and voluntary self-disclosure decisions.…
In the days leading up to the Labor Day holiday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) submitted three significant rulemaking proposals to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review, reconfirming expectations that potentially…
