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Penn State Settlement Shows Growing Cybersecurity Risks for Schools That Contract With Government Agencies on Sensitive Matters

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Penn State recently agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations related to its cybersecurity controls after a whistleblower alleged that the university failed to adhere to cybersecurity...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Update – Penn State to Pay Up for Cyber-Related FCA Case

On October 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Pennsylvania State University (“Penn State”) has agreed to pay $1,250,000 to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) case brought against the University...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DOJ Shows its Commitment to Cybersecurity Enforcement Through the False Claims Act

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At one time, False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and enforcement actions were largely focused on health care and defense contracts. While those two areas continue to dominate the FCA landscape, cybersecurity has emerged as...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Government Contractors Beware: New Cybersecurity Rules and False Claims Act Enforcement Actions on the Rise

Two years after the Department of Justice (DOJ) established its Civil-Cyber Fraud Initiative, there has been a recent uptick in enforcement and regulatory activity related to cybersecurity. September opened with the unsealing...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | March 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CA Technologies to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges

On November 12, 2013, the United States Department of Justice announced that CA Technologies (formerly CA, Inc.) will pay the federal government $8 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the company violated the...more

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